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Which of your characters’ traits will you miss the most?

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YOU *wheeze* YOU HAD A HEART ATTACK?! FROM BEING TOLD OFF?!

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just a little crossover with Yonderland (Parvuli are not dead i promise)

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i keep seeing posts and tags that imply that the reason the Captain calls Julian morally bankrupt while he does a lot of questionable things himself is he’s just That Gay Bitch. i mean, he is. but this has nothing to do with that and everything to do with his definition of morals.

whenever the Captain does something terrible, he knows that well. but to him, it’s usually about the the greater good, which justifies the means. he sees it as a necessary sacrifice, he instantly presumes the group needs someone to take control and go through with this, so he rushes to the rescue. when he’s fine with Alison being pushed out of the window, it’s because everyone wanted them gone, so he thinks, ‘all’s fair in war.’ it’s the same thing with framing the chap with the arms - everyone wanted the builders to leave. when he manipulates Kitty, he does it because he knows the others want Alison and Mike to stay (and he also needs to restore his crumbling leader image). 

so to sum up, according to the Captain, doing terrible things for the sake of other people makes them okay, while Julian is very much about personal gain, and that makes him morally bankrupt, in Cap’s opinion. as for Cap himself, he’s aware that the deed is bad, but he kind of sees it as honourable too, he even expects to be appreciated more for it (especially early on). which is all… in the title, y’know.

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shoutout to mary in the season 2 episode 6 fight scene in which she doesn’t actually try to punch anyone after headbutting the captain, but she’s throwing her arms around anyways to feel included

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[id: the "myth of consensual sex" meme. at the top of the image is text reading, "the myth of 'consensual' sex." fanny button and the body of humphrey bone from bbc ghosts have been edited over the original image of a generic couple. they are both saying, "i consent!" humphrey bone's head has been edited over the original image of jesus. he is saying, "i don't!" at the bottom of the image is text reading, "isn't there somebody you forgot to ask?" /end id]

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nah i’m actual sad that we’re most likely never gonna explore pat or his family again. the fact that daley named his own son after his late father, carried on what his dad did at christmas every year, and visits the spot where pat died also every year obviously shows that it hit Daley in particular very hard.

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BBC Ghosts 4x07 'It's Behind You'

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It’ll be something very thoughtful, knowing Alison.

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How the Six Idiots write Ghosts:

Jim and Mat writing an episode: funny stuff

Ben writing an episode: the most depressing and traumatic thing you'll ever experience

Simon writing an episode: heart-warming story with a bit of drama

Martha and Larry: generalized chaos everywhere

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My command experience has taught me a thing or two about effective communication: you have to be direct, concise and to the point.

Ghosts (BBC), 4x03

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Alright, let's give them a day they'll never forget

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pirate martha 🏴‍☠️

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I love Fanny sm. She’s the it girl. She's the moment. I want to study her like a bug. I wish there were more episodes focused on her psychology. A character that is so often defined by the men in her life/death despite having so much depth beyond them, who had her very values stripped away, how she lived and died in a gilded cage. So many layers of repression that are just starting to unfurl.

She talks to her animals' graves. She hates taxidermy unless it's the guy who stuffed her dog. Then it's genius. She falls out the window at 3 am challenge.

I hope she can learn to be happy and find comfort in her interests again.

Fanny 4ever

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I know the rules of the afterlife in BBC’s Ghosts is rather finicky at best but I have to ask:

How do Ghosts that died at sea work???

If you died on the boat, do you haunt said boat? What happens if it’s dismantled? Are you just in the sea filled abyss for all eternity???

Are there hundreds of pirate guys at the bottom of the ocean after they were thrown off just chilling there? Can they board other boats??

Do they have a ghost boat to themselves? No, because Pat didn’t get a ghost bus. And those german guys didn’t get a ghost plane. And could you imagine the traffic?

I didn’t understand the fear of the ocean until BBC Ghosts. What happens to you then? It’s like a sensory deprivation tank but for all eternity. Do they even know they are ghosts?

Do they float to the top and just bob around? Answers people I need answers.

I need a beach episode for this one sole purpose.

In fact, how does one quantify a death if they are occupying an actively moving object? We know Pat died on the grounds, meaning he was trapped in that border, but if you’re on the road (or in the fucking ocean) what divine being decides your limit?

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I think the fundamental core of what makes BBC’s Ghosts work character-wise is that a lot of the tragedy comes from the fact that nearly every character met their fate before their story could truly begin

Because in most fiction—the part where they died would’ve been the miraculous turning point to some great adventure. The titular unlikely hero would’ve uncovered the big murder plot, or got the girl, or went to the ball, or chased after their love in the pouring rain for one final goodbye (or perhaps a new beginning)

But no.

Kitty’s sister was always cruel to the bitter end. She never found a way to go to parties, never found any kind of true love, and never made a true friend.

Thomas played right into Francis’s trap and was left to die alone. Never knowing about his requited love or getting recognized for his art.

Fanny never became a mathematician or saved the family. She didn’t stay inquisitive and imaginative but instead fell into the mask society made for her. By the end of her life, she was about as alive as the portrait on the wall.

Pat never learned about the affair, never got to see his son grow up, he never strayed from routine or saw his hair go grey. He missed out on so much that is so human. One trick arrow took him out of the world when all he truly wanted was a full and peaceful life.

Humphrey spent his adult life cold and trapped in some unloving marriage. The bone plot happened beneath his nose and before he truly can start a friendship with his wife, or even live his own life, he dies and it’s not even a hero’s death.

The Captain never runs out to Havers, never has the quiet conversation about everything that needed to be said. He watches him go and buries their project beneath the earth like everything else in his life, and he walks away. He never even came out—even to himself. And beyond that, he never found a way to be a person outside of the war.

Julian never has some big epiphany about all the wrongdoings of his life. Never puts any care into his wife or child. Never even recognizes that he has hurt others. Instead, he lived as he died.

Mary was just some pawn in a system she wasn’t allowed to understand. Her skills and talents all went to wish-wash for one reason or another, because the townspeople decided that she was different enough to suffer.

And Robin has been here so long there’s no telling why he isn’t allowed to move on. What was unsaid or untold to hold him here? All he has is endless time to hold onto.

Because that’s what this story is about. This isn’t about the heroes who saved the day or escaped by the skin of their teeth from some huge tragedy. This story is about the side characters who are nothing more than a footnote in history. Their deaths aren’t some big climax in a film or the answer to some big question. Because for most, death is random and unforgiving, it doesn’t wait for the right moment or hit the right people at the right time. It comes for everyone when it wants to, and it leaves a hole that will be paved around their absence.

A lot of what keeps the ghosts here is a million things that were left unsaid. Countless years of untapped potential, the would’ve’s, could’ve’s, and shouldn’t have.

But here’s the thing,

All of them keep moving forward. They all found each other one way or another, and now are finding support systems that just weren’t available to them in life. Now it’s not the most stable support system by any means, (see the murder plots and general set propriety of never talking about feelings ever) but they’re improving slowly! They’re stuck as flies on the wall to the living world but they make the best of it.

And with Alison and Mike added into the mix, their worlds are just growing brighter. And sure, they wouldn’t dare to talk to each other about their true feelings. That would be ridiculous. But they’ll be damned if you want to fuck over any of their weird found family. In a lot of ways, the ghosts seem to help Alison avoid the same mistakes they made. (even if they don’t always have her best interests at heart.)

They’ll try and call the police about a robbery, get Mike’s attention through frankly inventive ways, and thoroughly investigate any new people that come into the house like dogs barking at strangers.

And the soft way they all help each other in such obtuse manners. While they snipe and laugh at one another, there’s this underlying caring attitude they have about it all. From interrupting or distracting Kitty when she’s about to uncover something about her past, to spending all day looking for Fanny’s stuffed dog, to Robin’s moon rituals, or Pats clubs, or even the way they simply allow Captain the space to work out his feelings from time to time.

They were never the heroes of their stories in their lifetimes, but it doesn’t mean that they never had value. They’re just as sweet, wonderful, and annoying as any other human on this planet. And I think it’s that combination of heart and tragedy that truly highlights the comedy in Ghosts.

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Ghosts (BBC), 4x02 | 4x04