#* / character study ( adam groff. )

[immobiliter]

so there's honestly So Much i want to say about s4 so you're gonna get a lot of posts like this from me, but one tiny thing i loved was the fact that later on in the season you saw adam actually teaching horse riding lessons to kids and was actually commented on to be good at it ? and even teaches his dad at the end who is a teacher himself and thus proves that father and son are not so dissimilar after all ? it was such a nice touch

[cononeillbreastingboobily]

Most of anything else, Adam is my favourite character from Sex Education because he's... me. I can see a lot of myself in Adam, especially in season 2. And obviously, obviously he is far from perfect, but that is exactly why I need him to do and be better going forward. This sinking feeling that I can see myself in him started back in season 2 when he was visibly conflicted about his sexuality and the entire situation with Eric, on top of everything else. And then, when I see this character, who is introverted to hell and back, who acts out and has trouble understanding his own feelings, when I see him finally have someone who likes him for him, when I see him gaining some clarity and seeing something that he wants, and when I see him actually going after it, I can't help but tear up, feeling a little part of my soul shake in amazement.

I've always yearned for love, wondering what it would be like to have someone to be in a relationship with. I've searched for it in all the wrong places so far, all because I didn't know myself, I just knew what I was supposed to want, and I thought I knew how to go after it.

Now, seeing someone who's emotionally in the trenches, someone who's at war with themselves and feeling so lonely while they're in it, seeing them emerge with a newfound clarity and the courage to go after the person they want, even if they are risking their entire heart breaking into pieces... I can't help but be in awe of that. And I can't, I can't distance myself completely, I can't not have hope for Adam and his new relationship with Eric. I just want my boys to be happy, together or apart. Just... happy. For once.

[the-winchester-s-guardian]

Things I want for Adam Groff in s4:

> Adam having a small business

- Adam training dogs and making some money out of it

> Adam and Rahim canon

- Rahim helping him study, suggesting that maybe Adam has some kind of learning disability

- Rahim speaking to Adam in french and Adam being comfortable with not knowing what he is saying bc he /knows/ is something sweet.

- Adam taking Rahim with him when he trains the dogs, and showing off a bit

- forehead kisses!!!!

> Adam bisexuality

- maybe he comes out to his mom, like she ask if he is gay and he says he is bi or Ola gift him a bi flag or pin

> Adam and Ruby friendship

- I want them being soft watching the Kardashian with their dogs on the sofa and talking shit about their ex boyfriends

- Adam training Ruby’s dog

I just think it would be an interesting dynamic

> Adam befriend other queer characters

- I want him to be friends with other queer people so he can understand that there is no right or wrong way to be queer

- Adam & Cal friendship would be awesome

- maybe he get close to Anwar through Ruby or something

- more Adam/Ola friendship!!!

- maybe /when/ he is comfortable go out with them all to a queer bar

> Adam Crying

- he needs to acknowledge the damage his dad did to him

> ADAM BEING HAPPIER

[babatunjixoxo]

Works Masterpost

in order of creation

besides honor, a compromise Erik/T’Challa [non-con]

pendulum Erik/T’Challa/Nakia [ot3]

this one is happier Erik/T’Challa [one shots]

bloody waters  Erik/T’Challa [Canon Divergence long fic]

A Traditional Breeding  Erik/T’Challa [a/b/o]

Mating Run  Erik/T’Challa [a/b/o]

in reverse T’Chaka/N’Jobu [canon divergence]

we change shapes Erik/T’Challa [shapeshifting]

two old panthers, in love  T’Chaka/N’Jobu [canon divergence]

foreign  Erik/T’Challa

horns like a devil Erik & Loki [character study]

rules of kingship and other rites T’Challa/Group

all men must die Game of Thrones [Time Travel Fix-it]

a knight and his queen Cersei/Jaime [Canon Divergence]

guest of honor  Erik/T’Challa [AU]

blame it  Erik/T’Challa

familiar  Carol/Monica

nine times out of ten  Erik/T’Challa  [Alternate Universe, Wakandan Empire]

All Hail  Erik/T’Challa  [Canon Divergence]

double date  Erik/T’Challa | Tony/Rhodey    [Canon Divergence]

all for us  Erik/T’Challa  [Alternate Universe, Wakandan Empire]

chance meeting  Erik/T’Challa  [Alternate Universe, BDSM Universe]

take care  Erik/T’Challa  [Alternate Universe, BDSM Universe]

heartbeat | love lies  Erik/T’Challa  [Alternate Universe]

long distance  Erik/T’Challa  [Alternate Universe]

fallin' (ai, ai, ai)  Erik/T’Challa [Alternate Universe, University Setting]

wretches and kings  Erik/T’Challa

Black Panther Ships (attempt) Map 

do-re-mi  Erik/T’Challa  [Alternate Universe]

praise for the mother (the third) Erik & Ramonda [Alternate Universe]

Brevity in Death Erik & T’Challa  [Time Travel Fix-It]

a game for 3 Erik/T’Challa [bloody waters omake]

heavy duty Erik/T’Challa

tell me why you gotta look at me that way Erik/T’Challa  [Alternate Universe]

Head of House Erik/T’Challa [non-traditional a/b/o]

Elevate Tony/Rhodey [a/b/o]

if hover-boards were wishes...  Erik/T’Challa

so, my darling Female OC/Female OC

Gatekeeper (Sing To Me)  Erik/T’Challa [One Shots]

school these kids (they can't read)  Erik/T’Challa [kid-fic]

homebound Erik/T’Challa [Canon Divergence]

night and day. Brunnhilde | Valkryie/Hela

S.I.H  Erik/T’Challa

the only thing to fear is never being scared Nakia/Shuri

this jackal doesn't need to hide Erik & N’Jobu [Time Travel Fix-it]

adjustment period T’Chaka/N’Jobu [Canon Divergence]

call Erik/T’Challa [kid-fic]

shape of you Erik/T’Challa [age regression AU]

Do You Trust? Erik/W’Kabi

Sorry for Now Erik/T’Challa

Nice To Have M’Baku/T’Challa

something sweeter Erik/T’Challa

fallin (temptation) John Walker/Lemar Hoskins

puzzle of us  John Walker/Lemar Hoskins

lost it to trying  John Walker/Lemar Hoskins

four letter words  John Walker/Lemar Hoskins

kneeling on broken knees (what's up danger?)  Erik/T’Challa

Broken Mirrors T’Challa [What-If....?]

fault line N’Jobu & Erik

pyre Erik & Rhodey

Not Friends Tony/Rhodey

longing T’Chaka/N’Jobu

dreamgirl Ramonda/Erik

stopping point  John Walker/Lemar Hoskins

one more time (walls down)  Erik/T’Challa [Resurrection U]

catch up (dangerous) Eric Effiong/Adam Groff [Sex Education]

two souls Lord Voldemort/Harry Potter [Canon Divergence]

look at this heart, can you see the floor? Erik/T’Challa/Erik [Dimension Travel]

[groffiong]

Chapter two is up! My sort of character study following Adam Groff through s2 is complete :) up next... a new chapter of dear whichever you are (I miss you i need you i love you) and then One Call on Sunday once I get back home!!!

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36 Famous Actors Who’ve Guest-Starred on ‘The Good Wife’

By Rebecca Strassberg | Posted Oct. 16, 2014,

36 Famous Actors Who’ve Guest-Starred on ‘The Good Wife’ Photo Source: Craig Blankenhorn/CBS

Starring Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Christine Baranski, and others, “The Good Wife” has been one of the smartest, most well-crafted shows on network television since 2009.

While several famous actors have appeared in small roles on the show (Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane among them), we’re looking at the actors who’ve surprised us with their roles as lawyers, criminals, judges, and the likes.

Who’s been your favorite “Good Wife” guest star? (If you don’t have one, that’s fine. But if you don’t have one because you don’t watch “The Good Wife,” call in sick tomorrow and get started!)

Matthew Perry The “Friends” star had a small arc during the show’s third and fourth seasons as Mike Kresteva, who runs again Peter (Chris Noth) for Illinois governor, and who Peter epically punches in the face.

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Jonathan Groff The former Backstage cover star and “Looking” actor graced “The Good Wife” on the Season 3 episode “Live from Damascus.” Jonathan Groff plays Jimmy Fellner, the brother of a girl who was captured while studying Arabic in Syria.

Laura Benanti On the Season 5 episode “Tying the Knot,” Tony winner Laura Benanti plays Renata Ellard, the most recent lover of “The Good Wife’s” most devious killer, Colin Sweeney. When Alicia (Julianna Margulies) stops by the lovebirds’ engagement party to get legal papers signed, she finds herself at a murder scene again, and Benanti is not as sweet and innocent as she seems.

Martha Plimpton Though Martha Plimpton is a recurring character, she’s just too hysterical to ignore. As defense attorney Patti Nyholm, Plimpton uses her character’s pregnancy and motherhood as a tactic for delaying hearings, being late, etc. Plimpton took home an Emmy in 2009 for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for the role.

Rita Wilson Rita Wilson pops up every once in a while as Viola Walsh, a competing defense lawyer and acquaintance of Diane’s (Christine Baranski). And when Walsh’s character comes into town from California, you know there’s gonna be trouble.

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Kelli Giddish The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” actor guest stars on four episodes of the show as Sophia Russo, a private sector investigator who’s romantically involved with Kalinda (Archie Panjabi).

Nestor Carbonell In the Season 5 episode “The Deep Web,” Nestor Carbonell plays a flirtatious juror with whom Alicia later goes out to lunch.

Aaron Tveit The “Graceland” actor took his turn on “The Good Wife,” as lawyer Spencer Zschau in the Season 3 episode “Executive Order 13224.”

Audra McDonald Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald play Liz Lawrence on the Season 4 episode “Runnin’ with the Devil.” As Alicia’s law school nemesis, McDonald’s character goes up against her in a case involving Lemond Bishop (Mike Colter).

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Linda Emond This two-time Tony nominee appears in three episodes of “The Good Wife” (thus far) as Judge Leora Kuhn, a military judge whom Alicia argues in front of, and later helps on a case.

Kate Burton The “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor portrays Chief Justice of Illinois Victoria Adler who respects Diane deeply and tries to help her become a judge, though she later retracts the offer.

America Ferrera The actor formerly known as Ugly Betty appears in four episodes as Natalie Flores, a college student who worked for Peter’s state’s attorney opponent Wendy Scott-Carr (Anika Noni Rose). When Eli (Alan Cumming) tries to expose her as an illegal immigrant, he finds something attractive in her instead. The whole unrequited love situation brings out the surprisingly endearing side of Eli.

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Parker Posey Parker Posey plays Eli’s ex-wife for three episodes throughout Season 3. The “House of Yes” actor is a perfect match to Eli, making us wish the two would rekindle their love.

Amy Sedaris Amy Sedaris licks whipped cream off of Alan Cumming’s fingers. And yes, you read that correctly. Sedaris plays Stacie Hall for three episodes during Season 3, a lobbyist who appears to be Eli’s match. However, when she becomes his ex-wife’s campaign manager, her manipulative (and sexual) tricks are too powerful for Eli to fight.

Bebe Neuwirth What kind of show would “The Good Wife” be without a Bebe Neuwirth guest role? The two-time Emmy winner plays one of the many judges we see our favorite defense attorneys argue in front of.

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F. Murray Abraham Most recently seen in Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and on “Homeland,” F. Murray Abraham plays Burl Preston on “The Good Wife,” a big shot lawyer from Los Angeles.

Lisa Edelstein The “House” actor appears in three episodes of “The Good Wife” including “Get a Room,” “Feed the Rat,” and “Marthas and Caitlins.”

Eric Bogosian Eric Bogosian spends three episodes on the show in Season 5 as an agent with the Office of Public integrity who’s determined to prove someone rigged Peter’s election for governor of Illinois.

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Gillian Jacobs The “Community” star guest-starred on “The Good Wife” before the Emmy noms and critical acclaim. Gillian Jacobs plays Sonia on the pilot episode!

Jerry Stiller The “King of Queens” actor made an appearance as one of the show’s many judges. (Among them are Denise O’Hare, David Paymer, Peter Riegert, and Jeffrey Tambor, to name a few.) Stiller plays Judge Felix Afterman on the Season 2 episode “Silver Bullet.”

Christina Ricci In the Season 4 episode “Anatomy of a Joke,” Christina Ricci plays Therese Dodd, a vulgar comedian who never apologizes for anything. When she gets sued for taking her top off on live TV (supposedly to perform a breast exam), the network decides to sue her for damages. However, the case is only made more difficult for Alicia and Cary (Matt Czuchry) when she can’t keep her potty mouth closed.

Sarah Silverman Most recently with a guest-starring role on “Masters of Sex,” Sarah Silverman was a “Good Wife” guest star as well. In a part so perfectly fitting with her unapologetic/often sexual stand-up routines, Silverman plays Stephanie Engler, a woman who runs a website that allows users to have affairs with random matches.

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Lily Rabe The “American Horror Story” actor has a teeny, tiny role on “The Good Wife.” As Petra Moritz, a reporter first appearing in the show’s second season, Rabe’s role is the kind of quick take that makes you say, “Is that Lily Rabe?!?!”

Matt Letscher Currently recurring on “Castle” and “Boardwalk Empire,” Matt Letscher guest-starred on “The Good Wife” on the Season 2 episode “Two Courts.” Letscher plays former campaign manager Adam Boras who attempts to go over Eli’s head and bring Peter big cash donors to his cash-poor campaign.

Hunter Parrish In the Season 5 episode “Dramatics, Your Honor,’ Hunter Parrish plays…I…I can’t. This one’s too painful for any fan of the show to discuss. See why here.

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Richard Kind Currently on Fox’s “Gotham,” Richard Kind first guest-starred in one of the most pivotal and nail-biting episodes of “The Good Wife” as Judge Alan Davies on the Season 5 episode, “The Next Day”; it’s the one after the shit hits the fan, as any “Good Wife” fan remembers.

Tracy Thoms Known for playing Joanne in “Rent,” Tracy Thoms appears on one episode of the show (Season 4’s “Runnin’ with the Devil”) as Lemond Bishop’s sister, Judy.

Corey Stoll Most recently seen in “This Is Where I Leave You,” the “House of Cards” actor plays Collin Grant in the second episode of “The Good Wife.”

Wallace Shawn Every so often, Wallace Shawn (“Toy Story”) pops up as Lemond Bishop’s (the biggest drug dealer in Chicago) personal (and most definitely crooked) attorney. Courtesy of CBS

Kyle MacLachlan In two Season 4 episodes, Kyle MacLachlan (“Twin Peaks” is coming back!) play Josh Perotti who has Eli on tape committing a felony regarding political donations. He and David LaGuardia (Hamish Linklater) offer to make Eli a deal if he wears a wire and gets Peter confessing to the crime as well.

Kristin Chenoweth As Peggy Byrne in two Season 4 episodes, this Tony winner is a political reporter who gets a bit too personal with her questions but is quick to quiet reporters when they dig into her personal life.

Jason Biggs Before his epic “Orange Is the New Black” comeback, Jason Biggs appeared on two episodes of “The Good Wife” as Dylan Stack in Seasons 3 and 4. He first posed as the lawyer for the creator of online currency Bitcoin, but it’s later discovered that he’s one of its three inventors.

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Miranda Cosgrove On the Season 2 episode “Bad Girls,” the actor formerly known as Carly Shay (“iCarly”), plays Alicia’s pop star client Sloan Burchfield who’s accused of attempted murder after allegedly driving drunk.

Tamara Tunie Amidst her 14 years playing Dr. Melinda Warner on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” Tamara Tunie guest-starred on one Season 4 episode of the hit CBS show as Serafina Norvy where the lawyers battle a West Nile Virus case.

Bryce Pinkham Tony nominee for “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” Bryce Pinkham plays Dr. Hanson on the Season 1 episode “Unplugged,” about a case involving the wife of a comatose musician.

Pablo Schreiber The “Orange Is the New Black” villain appears on the Season 2 episode “Ham Sandwich” as Gregory Mars. The episode follows Lemond Bishop’s divorce, Kalinda’s grand jury subpoena, and Peter’s campaign (The first one!).

[immobiliter]

i think like. what also gets me about the way that adam & michael's dynamic is portrayed in the show is the fact that, so often, in the face of toxic familial dynamics, the focus tends to be on the child and the ways in which they are able to break the cycle of generational abuse. i can't think of another example where the piece of media actually deconstructs generational abuse in a way that puts the focus on both the parent and the child and allows both to grow and overcome, in this case, the toxic masculinity that permeates their relationship and get to a point where a resolution is not only possible but heavily signalled by the narrative itself ( in this case the writing has been on the wall since s3 that the show is gearing up for a resolution between these two. i am thrilled that it's happening but it's also not a big surprise and is one of the s4 storylines that has been easiest to predict ).

if a child has a shitty parent the story is often about how they escape/overcome/grow from that trauma and find a family of their own, not necessarily blood-related. but it just thrills me so much to see a story where it's not just adam who is allowed to process his generational trauma, but we are given an insight into michael and where that generational trauma comes from. michael gets to open up to jean about his own brother and father during a therapy session, he gets to discover cooking as something that brings him genuine joy in his life and he gets to stand up to his brother about the bullying that he faced as a child. i just looove this storyline so so much and it's the one that i probably have the most faith in the writers in terms of pulling off a conclusion.

[immobiliter]

       so i started my s1 rewatch, and i feel like it’s important to note that, even though aimee is a part of the untouchables clique and is referred to by eric as ‘one of the most popular girls at school’, she doesn’t give off particularly mean girl vibes. even in the first couple of episodes, she is honestly very sweet ( and absolutely treated like shit by olivia, ruby and anwar ), if a little too preoccupied with appearances. i imagine her appeal to the three of them is 1) the fact that she is probably one of the richest girls in moordale, and having an empty house frequently means she can host them and host parties, and 2) that she is a people-pleaser who will bend to their whims and is very easily influenced

        this is demonstrated in her relationship with adam --- and honestly they are a disaster couple lmao, but their key issue is communication ( which is always aimee’s issue lmao but i digress ). aimee understandably distanced herself from adam when he faked his orgasm, and then again when he exposed himself to the entire sixth form, but if the pair of them had actually talked --- if aimee hadn’t listened to ruby and dumped adam because he was, in her words, “too embarrassing”, and if adam had been more patient in trying to talk it out rather than getting into a fight with kyle ( and admittedly he did try ), they absolutely could have figured things out. aimee says to maeve that adam was considered a “delinquent” by her friends and was therefore bringing down her social status, but she also says that adam was very sweet when it was just the two of them, and adam’s readiness to fix the issues that they were having in their sex life ( even before he undertook his redemption arc from s2 onwards ) shows that he genuinely cared about her

        so when it comes to aimee’s involvement in the popular clique, she comes across to me as more of a passive participant than a ringleader. if anything mean was said by the others, she would let it happen, and maybe have occasionally said the odd thing that was insensitive, but aimee’s issue is that she hates conflict and hates to rock the boat. during her party in s1e2, she was clearly not enjoying herself as she walked around after everyone clearing up and worrying about the mess that her parents’ house would be left in, despite telling maeve that she was having a great time. she doesn’t like making people feel bad and that’s how she ended up in the popular clique for so long

[cononeillbreastingboobily]

at this point i'm not sure if i ever actually shipped adam and eric or if i was just projecting my intense love for adam onto that relationship bc i thought it would make him happy and i wanted to see him happy, but it really had nothing to do with eric at all. does this make sense???

It really does make sense anon, or at least I think so.

I guess if you put together how miserable Adam was all throughout s1, and his weird antagonizing of Eric mixed with an obvious fascination, it's no surprise that people shipped them, expecting them to be together at some point. The moment I saw the Curly Wurly scene in s1e1 I immediately went to the Sex Education wiki to look up Adam (that was in spring this year, so season 1 and 2 were already out) and when I saw in his relationship status that Eric was listed as his boyfriend I was like "tell me something I don't know".

I guess, for me, when it comes to Adam, it was clear from the start that his tough, aggressive exterior is hiding someone soft, sensitive, hurt and in a way also very gentle, with no outlet for any of those attributes of his. I saw a lot of myself in him ever since s1, and that feeling came to a head in s2 finale.

Seeing a character so much like myself break out of his shell makes for an awe inspiring, beautiful experience.

And obviously, I haven't forgotten the fact that he has spent years bullying Eric. In fact, I think that trying to forget, overlook all of that, is actually a disservice to Adam - it ignores where he started at, which can warp the way you see his character journey.

But enough of my own musings about Adam: I do think it makes a lot of sense for you to just want Adam to be happy. Eric was something of a foil to Adam for the entirety of s1, highlighting everything Adam wasn't and didn't have - acceptance (both self-acceptance and the acceptance of his surroundings), friends, confidence in his identity and unconditional love.

When I think about it today, perhaps these two did have to clash by entering a romantic relationship, which in turn showed us that yeah, they're ultimately very different people on two very different paths? And there is nothing wrong with that? On our journeys through life we meet people, we learn from them. Sometimes they stick around, sometimes we get what we needed from each other and let go. And there doesn't have to be anything wrong about that.

Thank you so much for this question, anon. It did force me to think this over, which led me to conclusions I haven't drawn before.