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hey guys, i made a twitter thread with exact time stamps of triggering scenes to skip. the last two episodes (yes both are out) contain conversion therapy discussions and depictions, death, murder, homophobia, suicide discussions and depictions, and abuse depictions and discussions. viewer discretion is HIGHLY advised, even if you are not typically triggered by the aforementioned content. please please please be safe, i love you all. if you need anybody to talk to after the episode, my PMs are always open.
link to the thread: https://twitter.com/tiffgeorgina/status/1282305751550013442?s=21
OH LORD i had a lotttt of thoughts on this episode, understandably. CONTENT WARNING FOR DISCUSSIONS OF SUICIDE AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS POST (it’s a long paragraph). also obviously spoiler warning for 2x08.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
please reach out to somebody if you’re feeling distressed after this episode, or if you or a loved one is considering self harm or suicide. im always here if you need somebody to vent or talk to. i love you all and i would be devastated if anything happened to any of you.
anyways, episode discussion below:
-first of all, the corgina scene at the very beginning was PRICELESS. tiff and corkie had it DOWN until tiff lost her cool. i was DYING. casey wilson invented the word “fuck.”
-marcus/dawn and connie/mo double date. this whole scene had me CACKLING. marcus being such a comrade was not at all what i expected. the three-on-one connie smackdown i could not BREATHE. also includes classic moments such as “we’re doing black shit right now keith” and regina stealing every scene she’s in. also WOMEN xosha roquemore (connie) in dark lipstick is the best part of s2 prove me wrong
-also kind of out of order but dawn calling mo her best friend did not sit right... like in my soul. it’s like inherently wrong. so STRANGE to hear her say that.
-but connie sucks at being subtle lmfao dawn was not having any of that
-“i can’t vote. im a felon” just out of nowhere GOD. and the fact that that’s the first time dawn’s learning that mo went to prison is fucked up. i’ve never seen a woman want a man to shut up so badly, and i’ve never been so glad that said man did not shut up lmfao
-tiff and blair’s apartment looks so good yes god!! also this season keeps referencing blair’s parents and it’s kind of putting me on edge. especially since next episode is “blair [being] forced to revisit his past.” on another note, andrew’s voice in this scene is SO FUNNY. you can tell he’s a voice actor i think
-also like we knew blair was into older men but now we like know lmfao. the richard gere jokes had LAYERS these writers outsold
-ok blair&tiff’s relationship... yikes. i cannot tell what the writers want their relationship to be. are they unhealthy and toxic and bad to each other? or are they platonic soulmates and life partners? make up your MIND, showtime.
-DON’T INFANTILIZE THE CUP BYE KJDFHGDFKJ
-first blarris scene was TENSE. acting good
-the confirmation that roger has kids... i mean i suspected it from the moment tuc’s character was announced in september but it makes the ending so much more painful. i KNOW that’s the only reason why they pushed the fact that the harrises are parents in this episode, bc it was never confirmed earlier.
-i hate how funny michael hitchcock is. im trying to hate newell but im laughing. why are his lines so funny who wrote this.
-the sound design in this episode was a lot to take in. the music was intense asf and it stays intense throughout the whole ep
-keith cracking onto blair and trying to reconcile with him bc he’s feeling empathetic but blair shutting him down... can’t say keith doesn’t deserve it but i would’ve loved to have seen keith and blair just talk about being closeted and having affairs and shit.
-THE TRUMP CHILDREN LMFAOOOO they all look so smug the casting was great this ep
-mo shit talking connie TO HER FACE bc he knows connie can’t give up the act... fucking priceless i love to see it acab
-dawnroe physical contact hhhhh can you tell im rewatching this ep as i type this
-the wording on the “you’re with the FBI?” line is so perfect. bc it makes it totally sound like dawn’s onto mo and connie when really she’s just like “you’re siding with the FBI bitch?” highkey genius line
-posted this too early by accident oops. im still editing im not done yet lmfao
-MARCUS MO AND DAWN SAID ACAB FUCK YES
-ROGER GRABBING BLAIR’S HAND I AM ASCENDING. i knew about the hand holding scene there but i didn’t think roger would initiate it <3
-roger nearly kissing blair :’/
-LORD the trump children are little shits god
-daddy says it makes me look hot. you mean cute? ...no.
-oh GOD not this blarris scene. i like to believe that a gay person generally wouldn’t threaten to out another gay person on principle, but blair has shown how shitty of a person he's become all season. i hate it and it’s still ooc but i’ve seen worse on this show tbh.
-roger’s got a point, if he supports his campaign fund manager right off the bat, he’ll look like a total fraud and his career will be over. the fact that blair barely gives a shit really speaks to what his character has become. “fuck them” what a classic line
-ANDREW’S ACTING!!! his voice when he says “you use me” ugh i felt that in my chest. plus roger looking away after he says that... i mean god this cast is so talented
-blair snapping god. he’s got a point, he and roger have been dysfunctional asf all season. doesn’t justify threatening to out somebody AT ALL but finally hearing some emotion out of blair, a little bit of anger and frustration, it’s refreshing.
-does “who are you, blair?” count as a parallel to “who are you, pfaff?” from 1x01?
-blair outing roger to newell... yikes. again ooc and bad. blair’s a shitty guy but we’ve seen him have empathy before, even in s2. why would they make him do this i don’t get it.
-keith finding out about lenny is good. maybe something will finally come of this arc?
-parallel to 2x02 with blair mentioning his mom’s phrase, cool. probably gearing us up for more references to his parents next ep, culminating in a flashback to his childhood in 2x10.
-this scene where the trump kids are destroying everything is classic. you can genuinely tell that everybody there was having so much fun shooting that. idk, it’s nice.
-trump reveal HA what a great end to that scene
-keith coming by and fucking everything up... i mean i guess everybody KNOWS now. dawn/marcus is over (good) and dawn is probably right pissed at mo rn. but hey, fuck em all resurgence!!! ive been waiting for it and now it’s here!
-im scared, what’s connie gonna do? fuck cops
-“that’s a long way to go just to get a dig in” “it was a stretch but-” see what happens when you’re a narc? you lose your wit :/ sad! nice exit line from connie tho
-CW SUICIDE MENTION. ok time to talk about what definitely needs to be talked about. god this has had my chest hurting all day yesterday. i knew blarris would be outed eventually bc sho likes to milk every plot point for every bit of drama they can get out of it, but i did not expect roger to take his life. and blair finding him is just devastating. i said this on twt, but the fact that somebody could be so overwhelmed with internalized homophobia that being outed could cause them to commit suicide is so incredibly and deeply sad to me. i’ve been crying for a while over that fact.
im just. im really sad. i’ve connected so much with these characters over the past two-ish years and this is such a devastating turn of events. i have no words. it isn’t bad writing or ooc by any means, it’s just so extremely and incredibly sad. there are probably thousands of people who have been in roger’s exact position before, and the realism really hits me hard. i can’t put into words how overwhelming sad this makes me.
also pretty upset that this came as a COMPLETE shock to me and all my friends. we all watched on the sho streaming service, which did not have the “viewer discretion advised” card before the ep. the premier did, but the episode on the app did not. i really REALLY wish they had added that before i had seen the episode so i could prepare myself, even if just slightly. also wish they had added a suicide hotline number at the end.
seeing blair grieve his loss is going to hurt but it’s probably going to give us closure too. i think about this show all the time, and now thinking about it makes me so overwhelmingly sad. i sound dramatic but this show has been with me for so long. not being able to see much of blair’s reaction beside the initial shock has been haunting me. im so scared for what the future episodes are going to bring.
Hi, I get triggered by hanging, is that what happens in episode eight?
spoilers for black monday 2x08 lucky shoes, suicide ment, hanging ment.
hi, thank you for asking, anon. in the last thirty(?) seconds of the episode, there is a suicide by hanging. it is not particularly graphic, because the only part of the character that is visible are his feet slightly above the ground, plus the reaction of the character who finds him.
please watch with caution. if you need anybody to speak to, im always here. i love you all <3
content warning for depictions of suicide for season 2 episode 8 of black monday (“lucky shoes”) ik im a little late on this one, but better late than never.
do you think showtime knew what they were doing to me here. they said “dawn in three piece suit. but then let’s put dawn in this FUCKING EXCELLENT red pantsuit” like were they trying to kill me. bc im dead. i said i’ll never recover from dawn in a three piece suit but i will also never recover from this. if it was possible to die twice i would’ve done it. from lesbianism. cause of death: lesbianism (x2).
dawn in white god literally dawn in ANYTHING amen. women. she looks ethereal here goodbye
a simple serve from the best ep of s2 so far. chic and perfect for the workplace love it
alright i fucking hate this episode with a passion but i was looking forward to seeing her in this outfit ever since the trailers dropped. and she did not disappoint omfg look at her! dawn wearing red dawn wearing red DAWN WEARING RED
god it was impossible to get any good full body shots of her this ep but i love both these looks. women in business casual >>> ALSO DAWN IN TEAL RESURGENCE YESSSSSSS
i know for a fact that i will have to update this after 2x07 drops bc that’s when she’s gonna be wearing the costume in my header and oh my god i think i’ll actually die. cause of death: lesbianism (x3).
anyways i hope y’all enjoyed this mess of a post lmfao!!
woot here we are with a part 2 bc my computer was lagging from all the screenshots i had inserted in that other post oops kjdfhgkfd. anyways let’s continue:
oops i accidentally forgot this serve from 1x05 :( DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN BY THIS EPISODE HAD THE BEST SERVES
it was a bitch to get a good pic of this dress but omfg i love it smmmmm. the matching makeup with this dress? fucking peak fashion
ok forgive the god awful pic BUT THIS IS MY FAVORITE DAWN LOOK ALL SEASON AND PROBABLY OF THE ENTIRE SHOW JKGKFDJHGK <33333 LOOK AT HERRRRRRRRR THE COLORS! THE SILHOUETTE! OTHER FASHION TERMS I CAN MISUSE! LOOK AT HOW GOOD SHE LOOKS I CANT
ok dawn didn’t show up much in 1x08 and the rest of the looks in 1x09 were.... fucking disgusting so i only have this one bust shot from 1x09 but look at how good she looks ugh dawn in teal!! yes!! god said dawn in teal i said amen!!
hhhhhhhhhhhhhh oh my god im still not over this. it’s been more than a year since i saw this serve and im still not over it. i will never recover from dawn darcy portrayed by regina hall in a three piece suit. here lies indigo, she died from lesbianism.
Hey would you like to share some screenshots of your favourite dawn outfits. The lesbians need this during these trying times
heyo anon! first of all THANK YOU for your patience. this ask was sent like ages ago and im just now getting around to answering it lmao so sorry about how long this took! but im here now so better late than never right? lmao let’s go
first of all forgive me for how bad some of these ss are dkjghdfkjg oops. but god this dress was so good and her hair too i just >>> i have no words all i can say is dawn wearing red > everything else in the world
my favorite episode 1x02! dawn in teal is also a hard serve god she can pull off anything. love her. love HER god kdjhgkdf. also im obsessed with double denim unironically so ofc i had to include that serve duh
i love these dresses so much it isn’t even funny. she looks 25 in this entire episode and she’s literally nearly 50 what the FUCK it doesn’t make senseeeeee. love these looks im gonna sound like a broken record but i cannot reiterate enough how much i love this woman djkgdfkg
i mean i think we all saw this pic coming lol. the white gloves. the bright pink satin. the crystals. i would wear this in 2020 w/o the bow 100%.
an extremey underrated episode with probably the best looks of the entire show. not kidding, everybody looked so fucking good this episode. especially my girl here <3 she’s my favoriteeeee djfghdlfkjg
ok im gonna make a part 2 and a part 3 to this bc my computer is starting to lag oops kdjfghdkfjg see y’all in a sec!
PSA: if you sent me an ask and i haven’t gotten back to you yet, don’t worry! i’ll def respond as soon as i can. finals is kicking my ass but i’ll be done after this week and hopefully more inspired once all this stress is over with. i haven’t forgotten about yall dw ;)
Don’t worry, the final four episodes of the second season of Black Monday are on their way! Catch up on the first six episodes Sundays, starting May 17 at 8:30 p.m., or watch On Demand or streaming.
Don’t miss the premiere Sunday, June 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT only on SHOWTIME
Hi I am looking for this audio. Kristin Chenoweth London palladium
swear i answered this already tf. i do not have that audio and i do not gift publicly, so sending an anon ask is a non-starter. best of luck getting that audio xx
do you have any favourites parts of season 2? (I agree that the plot has been.... Thin? Non-existent?) But what are the things about this season that you've enjoyed?
hello anon! a few things i’ve enjoyed are:
-the new guest stars. watkins, hill, and raphael are knocking it out of the park. we waited longer than i wanted to to see june and dulé but hey, at least they’re here now! im already kinda attached to their characters and im pretty sure all of them are gonna get fucked over so im scared fjgkjhfdg
-just seeing all these mf characters again. ive missed them so much kjhgkdfjh i could watch them watch paint dry and i’d be okay with that bc i just MISSED THEM
-CONNIE. RESURGENCE. OMFG. i saw xosha roquemore (the actress who plays her) credited for 2x05 a couple weeks back and i FREAKED. OUT. god why do i love this narc. acab except for connie because i like her and she’s pretty (seeing her in full color and 80s style was a REVELATION)
-mo coming back ugh i missed him at the jammer group. seeing him complacent and beaten down HURT. im ready to see him fuck blair up i love blair but he’s walking away in handcuffs this season if mo has anything to say about it
-blair/harris. ok they’re cute i said it (plus they’re easily getting the most screentime out of all the couples this season which is nice bc their relationship is so much less established than the others)
-mo/dawn flashbacks mo/dawn flashbacks mo/dawn flashbacks mo/dawn flashbacks mo/dawn flashbacks!!! i knew we would be seeing their backstory but i didn’t expect it to be the first thing we saw all season!!! i love mo/dawn and i love getting backstory since i was waiting to know more about their past for so long and!! it’s here!! now we know everybody at the jammer group used to work for leighman and that’s why they hate them and we know mo and dawn go back a decade and!! it’s just so satisfying to KNOW i love to see it
-the entirety of Fore! (2x04) yassir. fucking. killed. that. shit. he was the sole writing credit for that episode, and when i saw that on the imdb page i simply knew it would be god tier. and it was! admittedly a little plotless, but that’s par for the course this season, plus it was early enough in the season to get away with it i think. the twist at the end. corky’s entrance. blair/harris. blair being an idiot. blair being a high idiot. yassir x being the king of feminism. yassir lester writing andrew’s emmy reel like that. we haven’t seen season 2B yet but 2A peaked with fore!. period. try to disagree with me. you can’t.
-ofc the 80s aesthetic that we all know and love. i saw somebody describe black monday as a period piece once and it seemed kind of ill-fitting bc it’s not set in victorian era england but yk what? it’s totally fitting. this is a period piece. the 80s slap.
-blair being the villain that we know he is. i wish they would quit stalling on this because it’s making all the characters seem monotonous and non-distinct, but i like those moments where blair snaps (“WE ARE DOING THIS” and “i am the only family you need now. just me”) andrew’s such an excellent actor and it’s fun to see this side of his range since he’s usually played really nice and wholesome (or at least not downright villainous) characters. he’s sending chills down my spine with some of the shit he’s doing and saying this season. andrew. emmy. nomination. now. GIVE IT TO ME NOW.
-momentary mo&blair resurgence (even if it’s fake). i miss mo&blair as father-son so fucking much anon you don’t even know. finding out that they were the ones clicking their heels in 2x06? i could’ve CRIED
-being right. ok this has a bit of lore but i have been STALKING the imdb page for black monday for MONTHS. bc they’ll add episode titles, or screencaps, or cast members all the time without telling anybody, and everything’s been accurate so far (so it’s not some troll lying on imdb we know that lol). specifically, in 2x09, there’s a character credited as dr. gabe egon. the tl already had suspicions that he had smth to do with conversion therapy bc there’s this one picture that sho released where you can see all this shit mo’s written on this board, and it DEFINITELY SAID CONVERSION THERAPY. and this episode comes around and roger is walking out this door that says “dr. gabe egon ~ therapy for the religiously erect” or whatever and i was like !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and then roger blurts out that it’s literally CT and i !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this shit is in different areas for better or for worse and even if im confused and bored at the same time being pulled along for the ride is fun as hell
-the naming scheme for the episodes. i literally had no idea what they would do for the episode titles this season since there’s no countdown to black monday, but i like how it’s shit that the characters say/write. bc then a character says the episode name and you’re like !!!!!!!!!!! jfhgdfjk. plus it kinda tells you what’s going on--i knew 2x06 would be about a ponzi scheme before blair even proposed the idea in 2x05 bc the ep is titled Arthur Ponzarelli. and i knew fore! would be the episode where blair and the harrises are golfing and blair gets hit by a golf cart since “fore” is a golf term. and i know that 2x07, “who are you supposed to be?” is the weird halloween party ep where everybody looks ridiculous and ppl are def gonna be getting into it. 2x10 is titled “i don’t like mondays” and idk what that means but i bet mo says that line in the show. and 2x09 is titled “at that time” and im so scared bc that episode has a blair flashback and WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHAT DOES IT ALL MEANNNN
-more women and more women being relevant to the plot. good. it was getting a little obnoxiously man-influenced here. cmon the majority of the cast AND the majority of the directors AND the majority of the producers AND a majority of the writers AND both the creators can’t ALL be men. like pick a struggle.
whew that list was longer than i expected it to be! thanks for the ask anon! what are y’all’s favorite parts so far?
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