Pauline | 27 | from baguette land
(previously: grahamewill)
Multifandomess / shipper whore Period dramas ruin my life
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⭐ CHAMPIONS DU MONDE ⭐
🍷| Fannibals aren't done | 🔪
This really is the land that time forgot. All right. Well, I did my best, but I cannot drag you idiots kicking and screaming into the 21st century. You’re just so caught up in ruling your rotten little fiefdom that you don’t even see the world that has sprouted up all around you. All right. Well, enjoy broadcasting your cave paintings to the last remaining savages who are still watching over-the-air broadcasting. The rest of the world, they’ve moved to the cloud and it is fucking gorgeous up there.
Billy Crudup as Cory Ellison in The Morning Show Season 2 (2021)
why do you want bradley to be with the guy who not only outed her but invited her girlfriend to cohost knowing damn well news were gonna break while they were on air?
ahhhhh, this is the ask i’ve been waiting for. buckle up, bc i have A LOT of thoughts, and there’s much to unpack here.
let me just begin with saying that i ship bradley and cory from season 1. since i haven’t trusted anyone in the show when i started watching, it happened gradually, and by the end i was fully shipping them. even then, i already saw a few people being negative about the ship on twitter, but i kinda just ignored it. it was mostly about how they shouldn’t be together since cory is bradley’s boss, and it’s an unhealthy dynamic, which goes against everything the show stands for. i completely disagree with the last bit here, since the show IS about complicated workplace dynamics and NAVIGATING them, healthy or not. despite that, i can’t really imagine them together while they both still work at UBA. so in order for that to work out, one or both should leave.
when it comes to the outing itself, let me note that i do not excuse or approve of cory’s decisions. it’s very important to keep in mind while reading my whole rant. i really hate what he did, i truly do, and i wish it didn’t happen. he literally took her own right to come out and it’s very upsetting. yet, the betrayal had to take place, in order for his character to develop and have a proper arc, but i wish it was something else. at this point, i just hope that he owns up to what he did, and learns from it. he still has a long way to go before he can be with bradley anyways.
all the accusations of ‘hurting the gay community’ are crazy to say the least. i do understand why some people hate the ship and can be triggered by what cory did, it makes a lot of sense. outing someone is a very harmful thing to do, and can literally fuck up their whole lives (but lets remember though, that is a tv show we’re talking about). it’s important to note that I’m am straight woman, who has plenty of lgbt friends and did a course of gender and sexuality studied in university, as it’s something that i find very interesting. speaking of lgbt people in my life who have watched the show, a few can’t forgive cory for what he did, and are against him being with bradley, but many of them still ship them. because of my sexuality, i don’t think it’s my place to tell whether bradley should forgive him or not.
there are a lot of opinions out there, and i just think you can’t generalize by saying we as a whole are ‘hurting’ the gay community, since, there are lgbt people out there who ship cory/bradley too. what i’m saying is, if all lgbt people ik in my life/saw online would hate bradley/cory i would look at it very differently. but it’s just not the case here. and people are literally saying, omg cory destroyed her life blah blah blah, but did he, really? i mean, of course, it is extremely traumatizing to be outed and it’s a very sensitive topic. it can turn people’s lives upside down. but tms didn’t really explore that. they didn’t show enough consequences for bradley. her brother already knew, and she doesn’t seem to care about her mom at all. bradley seemed so upset and embarrassed, i genuinely felt horrible watching those scenes in ep6 and just wanted to hug her. but later i asked myself, how would these scenes be any different if some other information about her private life would be leaked? just smth to think about. i wish the writers would have touched on the consequences of the outing more, but they didn’t.
one of the most important things for me in people are their intentions. that’s how i judge them, both in fiction and irl. cory wanted to keep hannah’s name clean first and foremost, not to out bradley. it doesn’t make it okay or the right decision, but he was stuck. if cory didn’t keep his promise about hannah, bradley would probably never forgive him. but he also genuinely wanted to do right by hannah. cory felt a very strong responsibility for her without even knowing her, because her dad was not able to protect her. one of tms’ writers scott troy confirmed in a tweet that the hannah situation was personal for cory because his dad was never there for him too. cory did not wish to purposefully harm bradley. the decision he made didn’t come from a malicious place. he is neither abusive nor predatory. did he fuck up big time while having ‘good’ intentions? he sure did. but also he doesn’t expect anything from bradley, he doesn’t expect her to forgive him, or to return his feelings. he just wants to be there for her and cares about her deeply, despite what he did earlier.
here is where i’m pulling all my receipts, since a lot of people for some reason think cory outed bradley bc he’s jealous of laura and wants to destroy their relationship or whatever. here’s what billy crudup said in THR interviews: «But what [Cory] did guess was that the preservation of Hannah’s legacy, as far as he could tell, was most ensured by something salacious. And he didn’t suspect that there would be any lasting consequences for anybody who was involved in this salacious information, and so he made a guess.» this pretty much confirms that cory has 0 brain cells, it’s very unfortunate that he at the time did not understand how much it can hurt bradley. also there’s this bit in another newer THR article: «[Cory has] been a caretaker in a way. What he was really concerned about was the well-being of this precious person to him and being able to articulate that that was also him being in love with her, it would have been impossible until that moment. I don’t think that was the motivation for him trying to undermine her relationship with Laura.” i think billy said it all tbh. this pretty much confirms that he wants what’s best for bradley, despite what he did. sometimes we do terrible things to the people we love, and we later regret it. again, let me clarify, that i’m not defending cory, but merely explaining. i’ve seen so many people see cory in a completely different light, and if i saw him that way too, i would never ship him with bradley.
also can i just say that i don’t hate laura (bc some twitter stans are convinced that cory/bradley shippers hate her???). i actually think she’s pretty cool and is good for bradley at the given moment. bradley needed her in order to develop as a character, and i’m happy laura could provide that for her. i don’t really see them ending up together for many reasons. i just think that laura needs someone as emotionally mature as her, and not as chaotic as bradley. and that she can offer so much to bradley and guide her, but bradley can’t give much back in return. and also bc laura wants bradley to be a certain way (confirmed by reese in an interview), as opposed to cory, who accepts her and loves her the way she is. again, this is just my opinion. and also tms is about morally gray characters, and i find it hilarious every time i see someone call laura ‘perfect’ or ‘the best character on tv right now’. none of them are perfect guys, thats the whole point.
i’m going to end this rant of mine by saying how disappointed i am by this fandom overall. tms is by far the most toxic fandom i’ve ever been in. and here, i’m mostly talking about twitter people. tumblr is a safe space for me, i have a lot of friends and mutuals here who support me, and we developed our own community. i sometimes go on reddit to read all the discussions too, people are also keeping it respectful there.
but hell is empty, and all the demons are on twitter! i really don’t get how can someone possibly attack and cancel another person online bc of a ship/smth fictional??? and without knowing anything about them? like some random people said that i ‘excuse’ cory or whatever bc i stan billy crudup fghdjksfg like IM NOT MAKING THIS UP…… or that i am disgusting, homophobic, hurting the gay community, hate women, should be in jail etc etc…… people who know me, who truly know me, are certain that i am none of those things, and so am i.
since i try to treat everyone with kindness and compassion, this is smth that i truly can’t wrap my head around. i’ve been minding my own business and trying to have a good time, making gifs and videos, but i still get plenty of hate bc of a ship. A SHIP!!! AND the fact that the writers and the smm had to deal with all the bullying and death threats is insane, i feel so incredibly sorry for them. like their smm hasn’t posted anything about cory in over a month bc of this. look, there are plenty of fictional characters i can’t stand too, but you don’t see me tweeting about it, or making posts, or commenting about it under someone else’s work. at the end, i really think that it doesn’t matter if you agree with me or not, or what you think about the ship. what important is understanding why certain people think the way you do, and simply respecting them. if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all. it’s not too much to ask.
I keep thinking of this episode and just realised something:
when all this covid stuff is starting cory is very careful about being close to other people. He asked stella to step back, he jumped so hard when chip approached him (and kept his distance) and he also got this lovely box stella teased him about. but when he’s helping bradley looking for hal, he doesn’t care anymore. he’s asking people about hal and gives them flyers. and he also is going into that crowded hospital with her, squeezing through all these people to get to the reception. don’t want to say that the only thing that matters to him is bradley but i’m also not not saying it.
What do you think is Cory‘s love language? I have nothing to prove it with but I am convinced it is physical touch.
AWWWW..was my first reaction to this <3 <3 Thank you for this ask and making me smile...
Cory's Love language....I mean where do you even begin...we've a lot of content since season 1 (even if he didn't realise at that time...he was developing feelings for her...till pretty much season 2 finale of going "oh wait I am in love with you"). THIS IS LONG I HAVE FEELINGS
I agree with you..there are elements of physical touch.. (but he can't for obvious reasons go too far with that...and also consent is important..so he does respect Bradley's space..loads of instances where he steps back and tries to keep space between them etc.)
But dude is into hugs
Something tells me though, he wasn't really into hugs...until Bradley initiated it, during her drunken speech demanding to see him and really delighting at his then arrival...and decides to HUG him cause of it
he quickly ended that hug too cause wasn't expecting it and well...you know
To season 2 guys...first episode opening with this
There's also the long MAKE UP hug...which he initiated, after she said she was hurt...but he did end the hug, but he did not want to (but she didn't let go either). Anyway he takes a deep breath and quickly changes the subject to work after...
There's also his little awkward touches in season one and season 2's flashback because he never crosses the threshold......(THAT WE KNOW of...I SWEAR we have no idea what happened in 2019 after Alex left...damn writers, but in that FLASHBACK...it was Bradley mostly doing the whole stroking his face and chest etc....)
Also just you know his reaction to Bradley gently touching his face...and well you know everything after..is interesting...
As much as I scream over all these cute little moments for me the love language he has for her is his reassurance (which applies to the above for sure..the hug that it’s all good between them again, the tap on shoulder to reassure her to not to be embarrassed about being drunk the night before, and his speech to her that morning saying "it's all good").
He doesn't judge her...she tells him, while heavily drunk she had sex with a bartender and his response was ok, and then he goes on, to immediately reassure her and take care of her after...as she was upset and pretty vulnerable and very drunk...not really safe to be alone. He said the next morning he slept on the couch cause he didn't want her choking on her vomit. (they had only known each other a week at that point)
He inspires/motivates her, like during the changing room scene where she doesn't believe she's right for The Morning Show, he says be the woman that don't feel represented on the show. Season 1 ends with him convincing her to stay and "fight the fight" and she did, and hence, the big moment for her and Alex of taking down Fred...
CONSTANT PRAISE (sometimes it's quite biased but he is totally unaware of it). But lots of praise to her face on a variety of Bradley, related things that are too long to list....honestly be here all day....
Then the one that's definitely his downfall through his work and her work...... he goes all out to promote her in season one, protect her in season 2(getting Alex back etc)......BUT THIS leads to him making stupid WRONG decisions though, even if the aim was to protect Hannah with his actions in episode 6 (STILL HURTS)...That is something season 3 NEEEDS TO RESOLVE....if we get a season 3...I hope we shall see...
This was long so you if read it all...but it's been 2 years(most of it I WAS LOCKED DOWN INSIDE SO THAT's why I swear) of studying and wondering...
Who do I have to pay to see Bradley meeting Cory's mom in 3rd season? Can you imagine Cory in the background looking puppy eyed at the most important women in his life being all nervous. And his mom telling Bradley embarrassing stories from the childhood of this big, scary CEO😅Ah, next season has to happen just for sake of this scene🙏
I don’t know what that means really. I had this feeling– I’m not able to identify it exactly, or give it a name. But I have this sixth sense that it is… I love you.
I love you. It– I don’t know what that means really. I had this feeling– I’m not able to identify it exactly, or give it a name. But I have this sixth sense that it is… I love you. So, do with that what– You know what? Fuck it. I want that recorded in the annals of time. I don’t know what’s gonna happen, okay? Now the universe knows that I said that. I really love you. I love you.
Reese Witherspoon and Billy Crudup as Bradley Jackson and Cory Ellison in The Morning Show S2 (2021)
I just feel like I have this need, that I gotta go to confession and get my soul straight with you about this –
You don’t have to confess to me.
It’s about you.
THE MORNING SHOW 2.10 Fever
