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Headcanons + Drabbles: How each of the Seven would admit their feelings to you

30 Day Writing Challenge Day 15 - 'Admission'

Pairings: Chris Larabee x Reader; Vin Tanner x Reader; Ezra Standish x Reader; Buck Wilmington x Reader; Nathan Jackson x Reader; Josiah Sanchez x Reader; and JD Dunne x Reader. <All Gender Neutral Reader Inserts.

Warnings: Brief mentions of drinking/alcohol; and brief mentions of blood/wound, gunfire.

General Taglist: @criminaly-supernatural, @caswinchester2000 Requested Taglist: @techssexythighs, @hybrid-omegaverse, @spuffyfan394

*All gifs were made by me on giphy

Chris Larabee:

Chris was stubborn. He knew he had feelings for you, but he fought against it.

He was too afraid to love again, to move on, to possibly lose you, just like he lost his family.

But no matter how often he tried to ignore these feelings, they would always climb back up.

He convinced himself that he would live with it forever. That he would suffer with it, and never tell you.

Until one day, when he had to watch as a small spark seemed to rekindle between you and an old flame.

He had returned to town, the man you had dated when you were younger.

As Chris watched you walk around with him, smiling and laughing, he couldn’t stop the jealousy and anger that rose through him.

The scowl on his face was more prominent than usual, that even the others couldn’t fail to notice.

And the way Chris scoffed as you laughed at one of the mans stupid jokes told them all they needed to know.

Buck could see the war raging on inside Chris, and was the only one brave enough to confront him about it.

“We can all see how you feel about Y/n, Chris. And no matter what you tell yourself, it’s not wrong. You have every right to be happy again. But, you might just lose them to another man if you don’t speak up. And I can promise you, that that will feel a hell of a lot worse than just ignoring it forever.”

Chris would tell Buck to stay out of it, but the usual bite behind his words failed to come through, and Buck could see that he got to him.

The boys weren’t the only ones to notice Chris’s change in behavior. You did too. And when you asked him about it, he brushed you off. A little more rudely than he meant too.

After finally getting fed up with himself, he would find you later in the evening, sitting out in the field where he often spotted you.

“I thought I might find you out here.” He said as he walked over to you. You smiled up at him in greeting, as he sat down on the grass beside you “I wanted to say sorry, about how I acted before. I know you were just checking on me.” He spoke with a soft voice, one people didn’t hear too often.

“It’s alright Chris.” You said with a soft smile, before looking off into the distance again.

Chris could tell that it was you who had something weighing heavily on your mind now “What’s wrong Y/n?” He’d ask as he watched you closely.

You stayed quiet for a moment before speaking softly “He asked me to leave with him.”

Chris felt his gut clench as you said this and tried to fight back the anger and jealousy. He looked down at his hands as he played with a piece of grass “And? Are you gonna go?”

You could hear the strain behind his voice, the unspoken feelings peaking though, and you couldn’t help but feel hope that he felt as you did. “I don’t know. Should I?” You asked.

Chris looked up and met your eyes, somewhat surprised by your question. As you looked at him, he saw it behind your eyes. You knew how he felt. And you were asking him to tell you to stay.

A soft smile fell across his face, almost shy in a way “No. You shouldn’t.” He shook his head lightly.

“Then what should I do?” You asked softly, cautiously.

Chris almost hesitated, but the hope behind your eyes stopped him. Told him what he needed to do, for both of you.

“You should stay here...You should stay with me.” He said, finally admitting what he really wanted.

A soft small was now forming on your face, and Chris paired it with his own “Is that what you really want Chris?” You asked once more.

He nodded his head as he brought up his hand, moving a stray piece of hair from your face, his eyes meeting yours once more “Yes. It's all I want.”

- - -

Vin Tanner:

Vin is on the shyer, more reserved side.

So though he is entirely aware that he has feelings for you, he is just unsure of how to express them in the way he wants to.

Part of it, of course, is the fear that you might reject him.

Though he is a smart man, he is a bit oblivious to your feelings for him; which are obvious to the other boys.

But, to Vin’s credit; you were a bit oblivious to his feelings towards you too.

Vin kept trying to plan different ways to confess to you how he felt, but every time the moment came up, he panicked and kept quiet.

Planning again, he invited you out with him when he was going scouting around the area.

He knew how much you liked to go riding.

You walked barefoot through the small stream you had come across in the shady area of trees. The horses drank nearby as Vin sat at the edge of the stream watching you, a fond smile on his face as you splashed around, cooling off.

Turning around, you caught him watching you and smiled at him. His heart fluttered as you did so. You walked a bit closer to him “Don’t you want to cool off too? It’s hot today.”

Vin shook his head “Nah, I’m alright out here.”

“Come on Vin.” You began, amusement lingering in your voice “You’re wearing like four layers of clothes.” Vin chuckled as you playfully ridiculed him. “You should cool down before you get heat stroke.” You said as you kicked some water at him playfully, barely splashing him.

“Hey now.” Vin said as he jumped back a bit, laughing as you did so “Don’t threaten me.” He said as he pointed at you, a grin on his face.

“What are you gonna do about it?” You asked with a grin.

Vin stood up as he looked at the water and then at you, you kicked the water again and splashed him, a laugh bubbling out as you did so.

“Okay, you-” He began as he stepped into the water, making his way towards you.

You stepped back in surprise having not expected him to react so quickly. You moved to run from him as he reached down and splashed water at you, making you let out a gasp. Getting to you before you could escape, he grabbed you by the waist and pulled you closer to him with a laugh.

You splashed more water at him before he could grab your arms and stop you, but as he did so, he pulled you closer to him. You locked eyes as your faces were barely an inch apart, and as you let out a small giggle, your noses brushed.

You both went silent and nearly still as you realized how close you were to one another. Vin couldn’t stop himself from gazing at your lips for a moment before meeting your eyes again. You smiled lightly at him and he felt his chest tighten.

“You’re beautiful.” He suddenly muttered out, catching himself by surprise.

You were surprised as well, but didn’t show it as much as you showed the delight you felt. Your mouth widening into a smile. Vin let out a nervous chuckle before he decided that this was finally the moment, whether he expected it or not.

His eyes flicked to your lips again, and this time he leaned a little closer. Glancing back at you eyes for a moment, he found nothing but acceptance and happiness, which he was sure matched his own.

Leaning the rest of the way in, he pressed his lips to yours, his hands leaving your arms and wrapping around you as he pulled you flush against him.

You planted one of your hands on his chest, and brought the other to his face as you leaned into the kiss. Relieved that your feelings for one another were finally expressed.

- - -

Ezra Standish:

The second Ezra realized he had feelings for you, he had a moment of 'Wait a second.'

He wasn’t opposed to it, nor entirely surprised.

You challenged him in every way and he admired you for that, and found it quite attractive.

He was also grateful for your ability to call him out on his crap. The others did this as well, but it always felt different coming from you.

So no, he wasn’t really that surprised at all.

Ezra and you always had sarcastic banter with each other, so as soon as he really figured out he liked you as more than a friend, he amped it up a bit.

But much to his chagrin, you didn’t really seem to notice the change from friendly sarcasm, to flirting.

He wasn’t really sure how to just come right out and say it; even after the not so helpful tips from Buck.

So he wallowed in his annoyance towards himself with a drink or two.

But, when he saw you enter the saloon, followed quite closely by a man he did not recognize, he perked up in his seat.

You were clearly annoyed by the man's presence, similar to that of a mosquito buzzing around your head.

So, he watched for a few moments before choosing the right time to come to your rescue, so to speak.

You tapped your fingers rhythmically on the bar as the man continued to talk about himself. He was just passing through town, but wanted to stop for the night. And unfortunately for you, he spotted you as you walked through town, and has been following you ever since.

The man sat at the bench next to you, chattering about who knows what. Just as he began to make some flirty remark and lean a bit closer to you, you were surprised by a figure pushing in between you, blocking you from the man’s view.

“There you are darling, I’ve been wondering where you got to.” Ezra’s smooth voice said as he interrupted the man.

As you met Ezra’s eyes you saw the small smirk on his lips as he turned his head back towards the man “Oh, excuse me sir, was I interrupting? “

The man looked at Ezra, and was about to say something, but seeing something behind Ezra's eyes he backed off a bit “Uh, no, just-” The man stopped before looking around him and at you “Just wanted to thank you for your kindness.”

You gave him a curt nod “Don’t mention it.” Your voice was stale as the man nodded once more and left, sparing a couple more glances back at the two of you as he did so.

“Weasel” Ezra muttered under his breath as he watched the man go. And as he looked back at you, seeing the smile on your face he gave you an innocent look “What?”

You giggled slightly, making a proud smile cross his face. “Thank you.” You said “I was a few moments away from shooting him.” You said with a joke, making Ezra chuckle lightly.

“Don’t mention it. I was surprised at first to see you enter with him, but, after seeing the scowl on your face I figured his attention was unwanted.”

“I was hoping it was obvious to him.” You said matter-of-factly. You thought about what he said for a moment before looking back at him “Why were you surprised?” The man was not unattractive in any aspect, but his personality is what made him unappealing. So you were curious as to why Ezra would be surprised.

Ezra opened and closed his mouth a few times as he thought to himself “Well, I just had never seen the man before. And it’s not as if you often...go around with..other gentlemen.”

‘“Other gentlemen? You mean other people than you?” You asked somewhat amused.

Ezra felt a small smile tug at the corner of his lips before shrugging a bit “Perhaps.”

You thought he might be joking, but something behind his eyes told you differently. But Ezra noticed the smile on your face falter a bit, and he wondered what he had done.

“You should be careful Ezra, you might make me think you were jealous.” You said with a small smile, though, he saw it falter again for a moment.

Did you think he was toying with you? He felt his chest clench a bit before he leaned just a little closer “What if I was?”

Your eyes snapped to meet his, and you expected to see amusement behind them, as he made another joke. But all you found was a sincere gaze as he looked at you.

You almost didn’t believe it. “Are you saying you were jealous, Ezra?”

“Well...for the moment I thought you were with him, rather than trying to run from him...Yes, I was.” he admitted, a smile forming on his face “Why are you surprised? I thought my feelings and intentions might be obvious to you at this point, but…” He trailed off for a moment. “But, you always thought I was joking, didn't you?”

You almost felt guilty, nodding slightly “I never thought you were being serious.” You admitted.

Ezra nodded again, letting out a dry chuckle “Maybe that was my fault. But I have felt myself, adoring you, quite ardently recently. But, I’ve never been very good at expressing my feelings.”

You smiled at him, making his eyes gleam a little brighter. “Well, you’re not doing that bad of a job right now.”

Ezra smiled at you as he leaned a bit closer “Then I suppose I should continue.”

- - -

Buck Wilmington:

Buck is as straightforward as they come.

But, this works against him at times, especially since he has flirted with you since the moment you met.

And at first, once he got past the initial flirting, you became good friends.

Since Buck flirts with a majority of the people he meets, you never took him seriously.

So, When Buck developed honest-to-God feelings for you, you couldn’t tell the difference, except that maybe he flirted more often.

This annoyed Buck to no end, and he knew it was entirely his fault.

So he decided to change it up a bit and be more romantic in his flirting, more sincere.

But this backfired tremendously.

For he had not realized you took it the wrong way.

“Y/n, looking as lovely as ever.” He said as he pulled out a small bundle of flowers and handed them to you.

Your heart fluttered in your chest when he did this, but it was replaced by suspicion immediately. “What is it?” You asked, your voice full of suspicion and annoyance.

Buck seemed to malfunction for a moment as his face went blank before his eyes flicked between the flower and your face a few times. “It’s...they're flowers?” He said slowly, unsure of exactly why you were confused.

The genuine confusion on his face made you let out a sharp laugh “No, Buck, I’m asking what you want.”

“Oh-” He let out a laugh “Well what do you mean? I’m just saying hello.”

You squinted at him clearly unconvinced “You've never just brought me a flower and told me I was lovely, so really Buck, what is it you want?”

Buck was almost hurt by your sheer refusal to believe him, but he knew it was his fault. So, playing on it, he took a step closer to you “Alright, I’ll tell you what I want.” He paused for a moment before smiling “I’d like to take you on a date.”

You blinked a few times, and you couldn’t tell if he was joking or not. You wanted him to be serious, you wanted the flirting to be genuine, but you honestly just did not know with him, and it had really begun to play with your heart.

Handing the flowers back to him he took them reluctantly, giving you a confused and almost hurt look “Try again when you’re serious Buck.” You said before walking away from him.

You really thought he was just toying with you, setting you up with flirting and jokes just to let you down. Buck felt his heart clench at the thought, but he knew he couldn’t give up. Moving quickly, he caught up to you, stepping in front of you and stopping you. He placed his hands on your arms and stared down at you “Y/n.”

The seriousness in his tone made you stop “I understand why you don’t think I am being honest with you. But I can assure you, I have never been more serious. I have not looked, flirted, or been with anyone since I came to the realization that I am absolutely head over heels for you.” He could see the surprise and realization come over your face as he smiled warmly down at you “I promise you Y/n. Anything I have said to you over the last few weeks has been true, every word. I’m not playin’ any games with you.”

It took you a moment to find your voice again, the sheer amount of emotion in Bucks eyes as he stared down at you leaving you speechless. Swallowing, you spoke, your voice quiet “Promise?” You asked, almost shyly.

Buck’s smile widened a bit as he nodded, handing you back the flower “I promise.”

Taking the flowers from him again, a smile spread across your face. Buck moved to stand behind you, putting his arm out for you to take “Now how ‘bout that date?” You smiled up at him before looping your arm around his and nodding your head a bit, letting him lead you.

- - -

Nathan Jackson:

Nathan was aware of his feelings for you from the beginning.

And the sweetheart that he is, is hopeless when it comes to confessing.

From the fear of you rejecting him, or explaining himself poorly, to the fear of other people possibly disapproving of your relationship, he was hopeless.

The other’s tried to give him tips, but none of the things they told him to do, were “him”.

He wanted it to be natural, not scripted, but he was never quite sure of the right moment.

For some time, he was afraid the right moment might never come.

Buuut, luckily for him it did. Just not in the way he necessarily wanted it to start.

“Nathan!” Chris yelled, trying to get his attention as he held you up.

After some men came into town causing trouble, the seven, along with your help got rid of them. But as most things, it turned into a big firefight, and you got caught in some of the crossfire, and now had a bullet in your shoulder.

As Nathan ran over to Chris, his eyes landed on you. Your face was screwed up into a pained scowl, and he felt his heart drop. “Y/n!” He said as he ran over to you.

“Hey Nathan.” You said as he started to look at your shoulder.

“That bullet’s still in there. Come on.” Before you knew it, he was taking you from Chris and carrying you in his arms towards his office.

His heart was beating rapidly as he panicked, his mind running through everything he needed to do to make sure you were gonna be alright. And the entire time he was getting the bullet out and cleaning your wound, his heart never stopped racing. Not until you were completely bandaged up and sitting up with a smile on your face. You were still tired from the blood-loss, but you were going to be alright.

“Here you go.” Nathan said as he handed you some water.

“Thank you.” You said with a smile, taking it gratefully. “I didn’t give you too much trouble did I?” You asked with a hint of amusement.

He smiled at you and shook his head “I have to admit it’s always harder when it’s someone you care about.” He admitted.

“But you always work a lot harder.” You countered.

He chuckled. “That is true. But I much prefer not having to do it, sooo.”

“Sooo.” You continued.

He leaned forward and placed his hand on yours “So. Please don’t do it again. I hated seeing you hurt like that.”

You smiled softly at him, your heart racing a bit faster as his hand gripped your own “I promise.”

You had feelings for Nathan for a while now, and part of you was sure he felt the same, but you never knew why he wouldn’t express it. Though, you had to criticize yourself too, you never did anything about it either.

But as his hand sat on yours you felt as though he was, in his own way, trying to show you. So, giving him a bit of a hand, so to speak. You turned your hand over so your palm was up, and linked your fingers through his.

Nathan glanced down at your hand as you did this, and he smiled before meeting your eyes again. Closing his fingers so he would be holding your hand in his he kept his eyes locked on yours. And as you smiled at each other, you both knew now, in your own silent confession, how you both felt.

- - -

Josiah Sanchez:

Josiah is a man who often thinks himself unworthy of things like love and affection; redemption and happiness.

So, when he felt himself falling for someone like you, he thought he was not worthy of such a connection.

So he buried it down, and tried to ignore it. You surely deserved so much better than him,

And when Buck and Nathan both told him that you clearly felt the same, he refused to take their word for it. Not believing you could ever come to love him.

But ever since they told him, he couldn’t help the thought in the back of his mind that spoke up every time you smiled at him, that said, 'What if?'

And the longer he was around you, and the more you showed care for him, the harder it came for him to find reasons not to embrace it.

It became especially hard when you seemed to always know when he was in need of help.

After another visit with his sister, Josiah had come back to Four Corners in a foul mood. It wasn’t as bad as it usually was, but he always felt a heavy guilt hanging over him each time.

You knew about his sister and what had happened to her, Josiah had told you the last time he visited her. And this time, when he came back and didn’t even bother to check in, you knew it had been rough.

Josiah was sitting on an old rock wall behind the church, staring up at the darkening sky. And as he heard someone come around the corner, he was prepared to tell them to leave him alone. But when he looked over and saw you peeking around the corner with a cautious, but kind look, he felt the annoyance disappear.

You smiled softly at him as you came around the corner entirely, and in your hands was a cup and a plate of food. Seeing what you had brought him, he felt his heart swell a bit as his mood got a bit better.

“I thought you might want something to eat. Since I didn’t see you get anything since you’ve come back.”

“That’s too kind of you Y/n.” He said as you handed the food and drink to him.

“Actually I think it’s about the usual amount.” You said with light amusement, to which you were glad he smiled at. “Do you mind if I sit with you?” You asked.

He smiled at you “I’d be honored.” He said curtly, making you smile as you sat beside him.

You looked up at the sky as well, as Josiah took a few bites out of the sandwich you had made him. After he took a drink, you dared to speak again. Your voice soft “How was she?”

Josiah glanced at you and saw the caution behind your eyes, unsure if he really wanted to talk about it. He smiled at you “A bit better than before, but..” He trailed off, and as you nodded, he knew he need not continue. “Thank you Y/n.” He said after a few more moments of silence as he finished eating his meal.

“Don’t mention it.” You smiled as he set down the plate.

“Thank you for checking on me.” He continued as he looked over at you “Thank you for caring.”

You smiled at him, and he saw a bit of surprise behind it as you shook your head lightly “You don’t have to thank me for caring Josiah.” You said with a hint of disbelief “It’s not a chore. It’s something I do needlessly, naturally.” You added on.

He smiled at you again “And I am grateful that you are so naturally kind, and beautiful inside and out.”

You felt your face heat up at his comment as you smiled a bit shyly, you looked out at the sky again before speaking “You always seem to think you don’t deserve it you know.” You began before looking back over at him. “But you do, Josiah. You deserve someone who cares about you, naturally, and genuinely.”

Josiah stared at you, adoration taking over his features as you spoke “And you deserve the same Y/n.” He responded. He stared at you softly for a moment, before speaking again, cautiously “Do you-” He began, but paused for a moment, unsure of himself. But seeing how you stared at him, he felt no need to hide it anymore “Do you think, I could be that. For you?”

For a moment Josiah thought you might turn him down, turn away and leave. But instead your smile widened at his words as you nodded your head “I don’t think I’d want anyone else to.”

Josiah felt his chest swell with almost overwhelming feelings as you said this, and though he was unsure of what to do now. He took your hand in his, and brought it up to his face, planting a kiss on the back of your hand. Smiling at you, he felt more happiness than he could truly express.

- - -

John "J.D." Dunne:

JD is a mess when it comes to anything romantic.

He is an awkward and rambling mess, and often says the wrong thing.

JD was a bit flirty when you first met, but the second you responded in kind with a sarcastic comment, he was thrown off.

And just like that, he was in trouble.

He admired you greatly and thought you the most amazing person he knew.

He wanted to tell you how he felt, and ask you out on a proper date, but was clueless as to how he should go about it.

He would try to get advice from Buck, but would regret it immediately.

Asking the others, he didn’t get much further, so decided he would just try his best to be himself, and not mess it up for the sixth time.

He had hand-picked some flowers from the field around the town, and also stole a couple from a nearby garden. Reciting to himself over and over what he was going to say to you as he paced around outside of your room.

From inside, you could hear something going on, and finally walked over and pulled the door open. And as soon as you did, a stunned JD looked at you with surprise and quickly placed his hands behind his back.

“Y/n!” He’d exclaim, as if surprised to see you at all.

“J.D.?” You responded.

“Uh, I - uh, I was just about to knock.” He said with an awkward laugh.

You smiled at him, a bit amused at his behavior and at how cute he was being. ‘Typical JD’ you mused to yourself. “Do you want something?”

“Huh? No, no, well yeah actually.” He admitted with an awkward nod.

He stayed silent and you blinked a few times “So, what is it?”

“Oh right, uh.” He cleared his throat a bit before bringing his hand out from behind his back, presenting you with a poorly put together and mismatched bouquet of flowers.

Taking the flowers from his hand, you couldn’t help but smile, your heart fluttering. You let out a soft chuckle “Thank you JD, what are they for?” You asked as you looked back at him, bringing the flowers to your nose.

JD remained quiet as he watched your response. You smiled, took them, laughed a bit, but it wasn’t in ridicule. This was good.

Realizing you asked him a question he shook himself from his thoughts “Well they’re for you.” He said quickly before realizing how stupid he sounded. Shaking his head a bit he let out a dry chuckle “I mean, well I came to ask if you, by chance, and if you don’t have other plans, wanted to go to the concert with me? You know, the one being held by the singer who came in yesterday? It’s alright if you don’t want to go, I just really like you and thought it might be fun, and I mean-”

“JD.” You said, stepping his rambling.

“Yeah?” He asked innocently.

You smiled at him, amused by his adorable rambling “I don’t have any other plans. I’d love to go to the concert with you, and I like you too.” You responded.

JD blinked a couple times as he processed what you had said before a smile spread across his face “Yeah?”

You laughed. “Yeah, JD.”

“Oh, good, great!” He chuckled again “Okay, uhm, I’ll come get you at eight?”

You nodded your head “Eight it is.”

He nodded again as he smiled brightly, turning he waved a bit before he began to walk down the hall. And as soon as you closed your door behind you, you heard a distant cheer as footsteps pounded down the stairs. Letting out a laugh, you smiled at the messy flowers once more before thinking about what you should wear.

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S1E1 “Pilot” Episode Rewatch Commentary

Here it goes!

Spoiler alert-- I am writing this after having watched the full season.

Ok, I didn’t know much about the Hindenburg before this, so I read a short book about it and got a sense of its significance.

Hey, we meet Lucy, giving what is probably a not-so-traditional history lecture, meant to show us what a great teacher she is, excited about history. Oh yes, Lucy is actually the only one who has another job (since Wyatt is assigned to the mission, and Rufus is well... in Mason Industries). I wonder whether they will come back to the thread that Lucy (whom we are told later has a fearsome reputation in her field) is being passed over for tenure-- a Rittenhouse conspiracy so that she can do something else?

And this episode is the only episode we actually see real Amy, but it was pretty short. But we know she is definitely in Lucy’s corner and she wants Lucy to “make her own future”!

Ooh, mission control. It does look similar to the NASA mission control with all the computers facing the same view. And later everyone will clap when the lifeboat goes off, just like I saw in Apollo 13! Evil looking people about to attack it.. Ooh Matt Frewer! It’s been a while-- I used to watch him on Psi Factor and oh yes Sherlock Holmes. Oh, Taco Tuesday is a hint that Anthony is good (or at least conflicted) as he’s trying to get Rufus and Jiya out of the building before Flynn arrives. But Flynn must be a little ahead of schedule...

I find it hard to believe that they didn’t have paperweights before this... but it did make a good comedic moments for a couple of episodes.

And Lucy gets the call! Arrives at scary Mason Industries building late at night with perfect makeup. Her uptight manner contrasts with the dude chilling on the seat across, our first look at Wyatt Logan. Yes, introduce us to these characters through Agent Christopher. Abigail Spencer doing a good job of showing Lucy’s awkwardness (running gag that shows the show not taking itself too seriously, which I like. Most memorable when Lucy is trying to rescue Wyatt in S1E6).

Expository stuff about Garcia Flynn and time travel... we don’t have to get too technical here. Skepticism slowly having to melt to belief.. and isn’t it great that the CPUs of the two machines are connected! Lucky them. Lucy is really smart! Just by seeing the date and place she knows where they have gone... but no one knows why...Lucy runs away from the madness, but we know she’s going to get into the machine.

“I think someone who loved history would want to save it”... but a historian doesn’t necessarily always want what has happened before to happen again, right? Oh, but it’s the chance to actually see history that makes Lucy change her mind. Later Agent Christopher says... “Don’t be noticed... don’t change anything...” But I never really felt Lucy was so attached to history as it is. But ok, let’s run with it.

And... Rufus! In a hushed conversation with Connor Mason. I never quite understood why, if he was just a coder and doesn’t like to leave his desk, why he was trained to be a pilot-- which obviously involves travelling in time, and the fact that he is such a good pilot (see how Jiya has so much trouble in training) must mean.. he has traveled through time before? Although since Jiya asks him how it was at the end of the episode, maybe it was his first time? Very remiss of Connor Mason to only have 2 living pilots, having lost at least 2 (the guy who went back to his own time, and Emma) and not be already training another one (though obviously he gets on it later in the season).

Yay, they get into the time machine and that’s when they get introduced, underscoring what a hurried job this is.. Given Lucy’s history with the car, the fact that she can get into the time machine is amazing... she may be scared, but she is doing things that she’s scared of. That kind of thing I can admire. And contrast that with chill Wyatt. And, off they go.

I wonder if they can control where they land! What if they landed on some poor cow? Or person? How do they always land in a nice isolated spot where no one can find their machine? Did Connor Mason invent a cloaking device as well?

It disturbs me that Lucy is the first one out of the lifeboat! Surely the soldier should be the first one to scope out the land? Maybe it’s meant to underscore 1) Lucy’s eagerness to experience history 2) Wyatt’s motion sickness. And now they have to come to grips with the fact that they are in the past... and they take a bus. All right, I don’t know about US currency, but given they had so much trouble finding historically inaccurate clothing, wouldn’t they have had trouble finding some historically accurate currency? But they took the bus and bought a paper, so that musn’t be an issue.

Oh no, no one really seems to care about Rufus’s experience in the back of the bus. And he is left outside the tavern too. Ok, time travel tropes like using the wrong lingo, wearing the wrong clothes (pyjamas!) coming into play. We see Wyatt getting distracted, either he is an unrepentant flirt or he has a sad backstory which compels him to put his mission at risk.

Now Lucy tells the guys that Kate only has a short time left to live, and her stoicism makes Wyatt livid, but this tells us that yes, Lucy really doesn’t want to change history and her mission is to make sure history stays the same. At the landing site is Lucy’s turn to shine! She knows the commander’s name and comes up with a plausible excuse for hunting someone. Wyatt smirks, he is impressed! They go searching and Wyatt tried to rescue Kate, which leads to them losing track of Lucy. I would have preferred maybe one episode showing Wyatt’s soldierly competence first before he gets blown off course.

Gasp, history has been changed! And Lucy is in trouble but they find her in time to save her... Wyatt kills someone and both Lucy and Rufus are horrified! But Lucy is more horrified that the timeline has been changed (on hindsight, for good reason too, because that made Amy disappear). But Wyatt is happy that 37 people (including Kate) have lived. Rufus gets to use his techy skills while Wyatt and Lucy can argue over bringing a modern gun (which we see Lucy changes her mind about in S1E14) and whether things can be messy. I appreciate the show taking time to talk about such things...

They find that the walkie is a detonator...but why would Flynn need a detonator when the bomb could be timed? Or did he only install the timer when his detonator got taken away by the Time Team?

The Team is in prison... chance to expound on Wyatt’s sad backstory and his guilt, and his motivation for being open to change history... if this is real, maybe he has a chance to get Jessica back.

“What the hell kind of a gun is this” and Lucy gives Wyatt her best “I told you so�� look. Wyatt stares back, then the lightbulb goes on! He’s finally showing some of his skills, but his plan requires teamwork from the Time Team! Rufus with a distraction, Lucy with the raw material, and Wyatt with the lock-picking and success! A “Well done Rufus” and “It was amazing” later, they are running out to save the outgoing Hindenburg.

Stroke of luck meeting Kate and finding the bomb really quickly, although not before the airship leaves the ground really calmly. I was in a hot air balloon recently and was impressed by how gentle the whole experience was. Wyatt faces the bomb and Lucy can now see the need to make thing up as they go along because, well, she doesn’t know what’s going to happen now. Although Lucy still looks petrified even when she is pointing a knife at the pilots.

Back to Wyatt and Kate and some relaxing talk before Flynn’s baddie comes by swinging a chopper. With some teamwork they put him down and Wyatt defuses the bomb. But the Hindenburg still catches fire due to the baddie’s bullet. Thankfully it’s pretty near the ground, so the Time Team has saved the day, although it’s still panic as people run away.

Flynn confronts Lucy and we finally get a chance to learn more about our complex villain. He shows her her notebook. I thought this line was interesting, “I know who you’re meant to be, Lucy, and it isn’t a teacher.” Did he know she would not be put up for tenure? Wyatt does the sensible thing and leaves Kate to “have a good life” and comes to do his job ie protect Lucy.

I did think that Flynn’s certainty that he wouldn’t shoot was something he learned from the book (not because he was just trying to mess with Wyatt’s mind). When Wyatt does shoot, it does give Flynn food for thought about how reliable the book is for everything (although it’s probably generally true). Wyatt’s aim proves to be great (Lucy is still alive!), but I feel like given this level of skill we are now supposed to think he has, he should have been able to get to Flynn sometime within the next couple of episodes. But if he did, we wouldn’t have a chance to have the redemptive villain arc, so...

Kate dies, everyone is very sad, especially Wyatt, who tried so hard to save her and yet couldn’t...Foreshadowing much?

They arrive back in the present safely, Lucy has messy hair but her white blouse is still oh so white (this is a Tide ad, isn’t it?) and they run through the “spot the difference” with Mason and Agent Christopher. I shouldn’t think too much about the fact that if they change history, when they come back, they’re the only ones who know it has been changed... so no one else would be sad as it’s the only history they have known anyway...

Lucy is still agitated over how history has been changed, though. Then she mentions she spoke to him (so why are they so angry when they learn she has spoken to him again later?). Lucy tries to confront Agent Christopher about “Rittenhouse” and why she was selected but Agent Christopher claims ignorance. Which begs the question, why was Wyatt selected? Out of all the Delta Force operators, why him? Is this another Rittenhouse machination?

Lucy’s smarts come to the fore again when she reasons what Flynn’s motivations are.. sounds very doomsday... from the US point of view.

Oh dear, Rufus is a spy of some sort! When will his secret be revealed?

Now Lucy and Wyatt get some alone time and Lucy tries to hypothesize that maybe some things are meant to be, which Wyatt scoffs at. Oh, sweet moment between Jiya and Rufus. Before we go back to sad Wyatt, sad Flynn, and tired Lucy.

I’m jealous at the size of Lucy’s house! there is a pillar in the middle of the kitchen. Oh look, Lucy’s mum is Moira Queen! This already gives her a sinister vibe. Susanna Thompson must be on a run of twistedly loving mothers. Amy’s gone, wiped out from the photos... and now Lucy must head straight back!

When do they ever sleep? But I need to! Not sure I’ll get to finish Season 1 before Season 2 starts, but at least I’ve stared.

Sections I hope to have in each episode:

When Wyatt Smoulders :) : “You can stop calling me ma’am”. Slow eye opening and smirk. “Help us. Please” Puppy eyes. Why was Flynn there: we don’t have any idea, other than Lucy’s guess that he was trying to destroy America. Why did he choose that as his first stop? And... How did he get Lucy’s diary from the future even before any time travel machine stealing?

Historical Nuggets:

1. Kate Drummond did not exist :(

2. There has been no definitive conclusion on why the airship caught fire. Flynn must know something no one else does, then, if he managed to keep it from catching fire! Although Lucy seems as certain as he does.

Historical book I read: What Was the Hindenburg

(Please also look up the book at your local bookstore or library.)

Random Musings:

I feel like it would be more entertaining if every time they came back something else weird happened, like Chocodiles were names Chocogators or something, which would be unrelated to the mission (like a new James Bond movie). Frivolous things. It seems like after the first episode showing a butterfly effect (small change to Hindenburg makes Amy disappear and makes Lucy engaged), they actually come back to really similar futures even though in future episodes they do change history quite a bit.

Hm, they haven’t really talked much about Wyatt’s drinking throughout the season... I wonder if they meant to make it an issue.

And, what if, they accidentally did something that caused Connor Mason not to be born? How would that work? But I shouldn’t spend too much on time travel paradoxes. Part of the fun of this show is that it doesn’t dwell too much on this and even shows that they’re avoiding it eg really bad things happen if you go back to a time where you already exist! So we can focus on cool history stuff and character development!

It’s still entertaining!

Kudos:

And I must mention the glorious tumblr jbuffyangel.tumblr.com which is my model for a great tumblr. For quite a lot of episodes (especially in the bad seasons), her episode reviews are much more enjoyable than watching the episodes themselves (not that I want that to happen here). If I hadn’t come across her blog, I definitely would not be writing this.

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