#IF ECLIPSO TOUCHES BETH OR YOLANDA IM GONNA FUCK HIM UP

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SOMEONE thought I wouldn’t give my opinion that no one asked for for Stargirl Summer School Chapter 6? You thought wrong

Okay so there is SO much to talk about in this episode ohmygod:

Opening scene with Isaac and Yolanda was so creepy and straight away said this isn’t a regular episode, it’s fucked up and you should be scared because holy fuck the intensity? The tension between Yolanda and Isaac? The way you can feel how completely snapped Isaac is? Even the title card was dark and the music bringing dread. I love how they didn’t forget about the weather thing because even the town is grey with no sunshine in sight.

Beth and her father…sigh where to begin? I both hate and enjoy the very complicated dynamic with Beth and her parents because it seems like her father is the more sensitive between her mother and father and so when he stops for 5 seconds he can see just how upset she is and reminds her he loves her. Artemis is angry and chooses Beth to be her target because Beth’s family is ‘perfect’ and she won’t listen to Beth when she says otherwise, showing how much pain she’s in and looking for a scapegoat. Like baby your own parents told you they’re criminals but NOPE! it’s gotta be someone’s fault. The ‘perfect Beth Chapel’ really piqued my interest because yeah…from an outsiders perspective Beth is perfect. She’s super nice no matter what life has thrown, really intelligent based off of her gpa, pretty (because, anjelica is gorgeous c’mon now) and she now has a group of friends who she SEEMS close to who don’t make fun of her or ask her about her criminal parents so of course she’s ‘perfect’. Beth is being shown to be the ‘everything is fine and I’m absolutely happy no issues don’t ask me because there’s nothing wrong’ and that might have come from just being invisible for the longest of times at school. No one can bully you if there’s nothing to really bully you on.

The Cindy Mike misdirect has me conflicted because yay! Mike isn’t being inhibited by a fucking demon but also really? all that build up for him to be bait? It’s a little disappointing I’m not gonna lie. But okay I guess?

THE FIGHT SEQUENCE?! I DON’T HAVE THE WORDS IN ENGLISH AND I CAN’T USE VERNACULAR ON HERE BUT OHMYGOD GOD IT ATE DOWN. THE TRANSITIONS?! THE TENSION?! THE WAY YOU COULD SEE HOW DIFFERENT THE TEAMS WORK?! Baby JSA has months of experience working together and it shows in how when one falters the other steps up. When Rick saved Beth from the arrows, she helped him get an advantage over Artemis with her parents mugshots. When Yolanda was getting tired dodging Isaacs attacks, Courtney stepped up and knocked him off balance. Baby ISA has no experience working as a team and it’s very obvious, everyone is on their own and if Cindy didn’t have Eclipso they would have lost because they didn’t work as a team. They were each isolated and didn’t keep an eye on one another and that’s where the JSA has them beat.

I don’t know what to say about Eclipso except STAY AWAY FROM BETH AND YOLANDA YOU UGLY UNEMPLOYED BITCH. BITCH. I SAID IT TWICE.

Now, Beth and Rick?! Those are my peoples. Rick protecting Beth, Beth helping Rick get the jump on Artemis. Beth calling Rick when she needed to talk. Beth checking if Rick is fine during his fight with Artemis. Beth scanning Rick for injuries. What can I say? If you can’t see that Hournite works great as a team, you’re lying to yourself.

I wanted Beth to throw a punch as much as the next person but look at it like this; Courtney has her staff and gymnastics training, Yolanda has her suit and boxing experience, Rick has his hourglass. Everyone was using their strongest advantage. Imagine her punching Artemis, based off of how basically indestructible she seems, Beth would be in trouble. If she punched Isaac, how can she get close enough to do that without him blasting her? Let’s not even talk about her going against Cindy. Everyone used their greatest assets to the team in a fight that high stakes and her using her goggles and quick thinking is her best asset at this point. Mike got a lucky shot with Cindy, he couldn’t go head to head with her AND THATS FINE. Do I hope we get Beth physically fighting someone? Definitely. Would I call her useless for being the only person who knows how to work the goggles and using THAT to her advantage? Hell no. 

Overall, it was a really fun episode and I was thoroughly entertained throughout the 40+ minutes. I hope Beth and Yolanda murk Eclipso. Like get him for me girls.