#Anti Maudrey

[portsilk]

seeing people supporting any pairing for audrey, aki or max that isn’t the triad is so icky to me. next time just say you don’t understand or respect poly relationships and go

[williamaltman]

So. Gossip Girl ended. And now I want to talk about my ship! Makidrey! I would have done so anyways but I needed to even more since I promised I would a while back lol.

So, they broke up in the finale, Aki and Audrey stayed together despite their all for all or none for none promise, just like I predicted a while ago. Of course I'm not happy about it, but I'm glad that the showrunner already confirmed that Makidrey was the intended endgame at least. Like I know some people don't really consider Word of God, but I do, even if it's not the same as the thing actually being done and shown.

First of all, fuck Maudreys for making up fake leaks to mess with triad shippers. If it wasn't for y'all I would have worried less in the past few weeks, even though episode 8 (and 6/7 too kinda) actually made that seem plausible. Or idk, maybe you were the ones to fall for fake leaks and actually thought that would happen, which deserved.

It's actually hilarious how, after that, which made Maudreys and even others think they were going that route, in the next episode they went back to business as usual, with Max being the one feeling left out, which is in line with how the story was always framed. That helped me with predicting the finale would be more about whether the triad stays together or not, than Maudrey turning into a couple. Aki and Audrey are really joined at the hip.

Now, what I had wanted to talk about before this, which is: Episode 8, despite pointing out to Max and Audrey and Aki wanting out (because yes it would have been him wanting to break up, not Maudrey dumping him like their delusions lol), it actually showed why they wouldn't be so good as a couple. They're too messy, and Max can end up enabling Audrey's worst side.

I mean, I know some people don't care, and/or think Audrey was completely right about Julien, but clearly that was not what they were trying to say. They were obviously framing her whole plan to fuck over Julien at the store as the wrong thing to do, and Max helping her and saying "everything you did was out of love", while Aki had earlier in the episode told her to choose forgiveness and hoped she made things right with JC, shows how Aki is more in touch with what's actually healthier for her.

And that's why, not only Audrey, but both of them need him. Remember when Max had that whole thing with Rafa, and Aki was the one to look out for him and try to stop it? Max and Audrey are both chaotic, but thankfully Aki is there to be their voice of reason.

To be completely honest, had the shown gotten renewed, I think Maudrey getting together for angst and then realizing they need Aki would have actually been a better choice writing-wise! (though the hiatus would've been hell for me).

When they said they were cutting things I even wondered if Maudrey would be getting cut if the leaks were real. Akidrey having to realize they need Max is literally what season 1 was all about already! But well, since it got cancelled and this ended up being the series finale, I'm really glad they didn't. I'd rather Akidrey be the consequential "endgame" than Maudrey at least.

Honestly, I never thought people were really so against shipping poly ships before this. Makidrey was by all means the main ship of the show. Julien was THE main character but Jobie didn't get as much development as them, and their characters weren't as focused on the ship. I know their writing wasn't always the best, but it was ALWAYS, like from the trailer, obvious that they were meant to be, as a triad.

And they are, and they will be. Good for Akidreys I guess that they can consider them endgame, but it's so obvious from the episode, from the whole show, that the triad was the end goal. Idk why the sex was suddenly good again, but even that had happened randomly in 1B too, before they realized they needed Max. And even in Rome they still mention him, and are sad that they hurt him and that Max doesn't want to talk to them.

At the end of the day I'm still glad for this show, and for them. Goodbye GG. Makidrey forever. (not akimaudrey)

[m0tel6mxzzy]

midnights songs as ggrb characters/dynamics:

lavender haze: aki x max

maroon: makidrey

anti-hero: julian, monet

snow on the beach: maudrey

you’re on your own kid: zoya (focus on her transition to constance billiard and luna trying to get her to assimilate and obie disliking that)

midnight rain: audrey x aki

question…?: max (+makidrey)

vigilante shit: monet & julian (+zoya)

bejeweled: monet (bc i’m biased and correct)

labyrinth: zoya (+obie)

karma: monet & aki (if there’s a s2 besties revenge arc and only if)

sweet nothing: julian x obie

mastermind: monet, max

the great war: max (sad vent edit where he’s talking to luna abt akidrey and his feelings for them both and how he wants to be included)

bigger than the whole sky: zoya (sad edit but mostly her fights w julian and obie and her feeling like she doesn’t belong esp w the video scheme)

paris: monet (but w mind to the girls she’d been w and some development for them bc they seem to like her but monet for unknown reason, i’m assuming a fear of vulnerability, refuses to let them in)

high infidelity: zoya & julian (+obie)

glitch: julian x obie

would’ve could’ve should’ve: zoya x obie (+julian)

dear reader: entire cast, w focus on monet, makidrey, luna, and julian/obie (+zoya)

[unpocorandom]

everytime i open twitter all i see is maudrey and akimax cutting aki or audrey of a triad scene and making it about their ships 😭

[williamaltman]

I'm gonna write a whole thing about the triad and the current situation (aka everything pointing towards M*udrey at the end of the season), but I think I'm gonna wait until the next week or two before I do it... Just to be sure and also to not have to repeat myself after. Yes fellow Makidreys things are looking bad, but let's stay strong and pls show support for them and not M*udrey on twitter... Right now my biggest worry is the show getting cancelled on S2 with M*udrey left as endgame... Cause otherwise I still have hope for the future.

[williamaltman]

Saw your post for people asking why the writers would switch to max and audrey and if they have fans. They actually have the biggest fanbase of any ships on the show. The likes on the platforms show it. They’ve had a lot of fans since before season 1 on tiktok and instagram who want them to be together and we’re very upset they chose to go the triad route. A lot of the tiktok and Instagram fans compare them to Chuck and Blair and want a similar dynamic in the reboot and are vocal about it. I think that’s what the writers catered too.

I know about Maudrey's fandom and how vocal they are. But again they're not the only ones. AkiMax has always had a fandom too, I've been lurking on GGRB twitter since the beginning and during 1A there were fights between them and discussions about which ship would come out on top every single day. Then during 1B Akidrey got some supporters and so did the throuple as they became canon, while they've also had people rooting for them since before season 1. There's also the fact that a part of the fandom, even if they don't ship any of the combinations, is annoyed at Maudrey stans and their whole "Chuck and Blair 2.0" narrative, because afaik the Chair ship didn't age well due to Chuck being a rapist and allegedly abusive (not trying to bash the ship, I never got past s1 of the original show, just telling what I've seen people say). Now, I don't doubt Maudrey still has the most fans. I just don't know for sure because I don't go out looking for their content. But what I mean is that they're not a universally adored ship that the whole audience wants. They're big as a sub-fandom, like most ships in any tv show that doesn't revolve around their romance. I can't speak for them, but if I was a writer in the show I would not want to give up on the story I want to tell based on that. And in my opinion the story they want to tell in regards to these characters is about the triad. I know they have listened to feedback when it comes to the tone and structure of the show, like being more messy and catty, not resolving the issues at the end of each episode, not repeating the tired Julien x Zoya plots. But I really don't think this kind of change is the same thing as catering to specific ships.