#at least THIS IS THE VIBE IM GETTING!!!! feel free to disagree idc

[kerorowhump]

call me delusional if you will but I think something I really like about keroro that I guess you don't see much is that consistently he's shown to be caring, but you have to look for the little things, like how he looks out for his crew, how he jumps to defend earth even to his own detriment, so as an extension I like when he's portrayed as in touch with earth (remember when he was really hardcore for recycling 😭) or when he takes care of a smaller being because to me it's like, his true nature, like he doesn't do it on purpose or even know that he is doing it, everything else he does he's aware of (sometimes even feels really guilty about it! so he is *aware*) but caring comes so naturally that it's never even acknowledged

[gardenerian]

seeing all your thoughts and love for 7x12, which i agree it's one of the best episodes and really ended things perfectly and how s11 missed the mark so much finale (and just overall tbh), makes me wonder (especially since you're in charge now ) what s11, the whole season or just the finale could've been? if it has been more consistent with the earlier seasons and had the s7 finale vibes if that makes sense. so basically im curious what s11 would be like if u wrote it, what basic storylines and how would everyone end the series?

okay YES what i am saying about 7x12 is not that i wish it had been the finale instead of 11x12, or that i would have been happy about not having a better resolution for mickey... it's just that for a hot second that was the finale. and the energy they brought to it, the emotional stakes that were raised - it felt more like a finale than 11x12. as an episode of television, it's glorious. i'm not even talking about the overall s7 arc or what could have been different. of course i would want better for mickey in s7, but it's far better than what we got in s6.

ANYWAYS no pressure or anything 😭 the thing about s11 is that (some of) the bones were good - they just fucked it on execution. they didn't take anything seriously, and they had little cohesion from one episode to the next. so i'll work with what they gave us:

alright so lip and tami are worried about money. yes, sounds good. i don't know how i feel about the born free thing. maybe he loses that job and he doesn't go off the rails and steal those bikes. maybe he loses the job, and he and brad work to keep each other steady?? and i'm even cool with them trying to figure out what to do with the gallagher house - but i would want the conflict with debbie to be handled better. lip does not lie to tami in basically every episode 🙄 and we do not immediately forget about lip's 10x12 relapse, i would have that be something we return to during the season. and brad would be better utilized in this regard!! okay and i would have tami suspect she's pregnant earlier - so the storyline can be about HER and not just about how lip feels about it. i think it's okay that they had some struggles this season, but it needed to be balanced with some wins. maybe lip leaves that dude's house in the finale and goes to pick up some pamphlets at malcolm x. or he at least googles it, jesus.

ian and mickey are getting used to being married and what that means. they have their talks and disagreements about money or getting their new place.... but they don't hit each other! or demean each other! ian quits his job, has a bit of a slump, and mickey finds a solution in the business. i think this takes more than one episode, though. they learn how to run their own business, how to work closely together. all good. terry still dies - idc how, but i'm not putting liam through that. there's no mockery of terry and mickey's relationship, not goofy antics. mickey has MORE TIME AND SPACE to grieve, and he and ian have some room to reflect on their experiences (aka HOS). they don't shove that kids conversation into five minutes during the finale, it's integrated into the terry stuff. i think they'd still move out, but again, it's not shoved into one episode. i think this season is about them forming a more united vision for their future.

debbie and sandy kinda have a similar storyline to ian and mickey - they moved very quickly into a serious relationship, and now they have to figure out how it works in the day to day. debbie grows her business, tries to come back from her ordeal in 10x12. maybe it's difficult, so she struggles there. i'm still cool with her and lip disagreeing about the house.... but it's her house! it's where she is actively living! and i would want her and lip to have better conversations about that. about what it would really mean to her to lose that house. i like that we got more of sandy's story, i do not like how it gave me whiplash. if they break up, it's later in the season, and it's with the understanding that the timing isn't right for them. debbie has some growing up to do, she has some demons to confront. maybe we get the feeling that their story isn't over. NO HEIDI. debbie wraps up the series by committing to franny, to forging a life for the two of them.

fucking carl. carl gets disillusioned with his job, but no POC have to suffer on his journey to realize that it's not what he thought it would be. i think he's like early ian - he was looking for purpose, he was looking to do some good. but he got lost. the problem is... i don't know what happens instead. maybe kev and v take him under their wing earlier, and the idea of him taking over the bar gets planted before the finale. i don't know how he gets the money.... but 🤷🏻‍♀️ carl finds his way to become a figure in the community. (ultimately i'd hc carl doing something else, but for the season, this could be a start)

liam does not suffer for the entire season, i will not allow it. no milkoviches next door. instead of being terrorized by nazis or feeling constantly afraid of becoming homeless, liam is the one to notice something is up with frank. he has to talk to his siblings, who don't care enough about frank to notice a difference. but!!!! they talk to liam, they pay attention to him (even if they don't pay attention to frank). he learns more about things that happened when he was little, when his brothers and sisters shielded him from so much. but he still has his loyalty to frank. liam tries to focus on school, but it's difficult with the pandemic and his sick dad. lip still offers to take him in, no matter what, and he feels more steady.

frank still dies. kev and v still move away - but they are not so isolated from the gallaghers in this season. the twins don't eat a bunch of drugs. i honestly don't remember much else, that season was a fever dream.

they come together in the finale - still love the bonfire callback. no one sings though. they do not stand around and sing at this man whose car is on fire...... i will not allow it. AND THEY TALK ABOUT FIONA, HELL MAYBE THEY CALL HER!!!!

all in all, we just don't waste time on extra characters or extra stories. we focus on them, and how they're gonna move forward. everyone ends the series with a question on what's next..... but we know it's gonna be okay. we know they still have each other. except frank.