#but also i wish i could write storyline like matt

[alittlextrathatway]

What are some of your best and worst Brettsey moments?

What are some moments that inspire you to write or make you write because things need to be changed?

What are some storylines you wish the show had exploded with Matt and Sylvie as individuals and Brettsey?

Or times when the writers could have gone deeper?

Is there anything you want to write but feel apprehensive about or feel like you can't get it right?

Now that the Caseys have left Chicago I can answer this one. 🥺 Been saving it.

It’s so hard to narrow down BEST moments. I love the “You’re a little extra that way” conversation, Sylvie’s confession of feelings from 9x16, their love scene from that same episode, the first kiss in 9x02, and the eye contact at Molly’s from 9x02 as well. There’s more but those are the first ones that come to mind. Of course now I have to consider the BEAUTY that was their wedding ep which gave us SO MUCH. Their vows were perfect. Making out in the turn out room, also perfect. Sylvie escaping/running for her life and Matt tackling the guy and holding Sylvie for dear life after, again perfect.

As for worst, I’d say anything out of character. Matt’s 10x22 “I don’t know” always makes me mad because there’s no way someone who loves Sylvie as much as he does wouldn’t reassure her in that moment. The way the break up was orchestrated in 11x01 with Sylvie comparing her relationship to Violet’s or Stellaride’s or even Kyle’s, Matt and she not talking for two weeks — all of it felt forced and weird. Sylvie doesn’t normally compare herself to others like that and Matt wrote Sylvie a LETTER and put it in the mail in S10 when they kept missing each other. I’d say those.

I think a lot of what inspires me to write is less things that need to be changed and more things that need to be explained. Like the break up in 11x01 and Matt’s “I don’t know” in 10x22. Both those things made me want to dig in and take something that feels OOC to me and elaborate on it. That happened to me in S9 a lot. I wanted to really explore their perspectives, thoughts, traumas, and emotions in a way TV just doesn’t have a lot of time to do.

The biggest one for me is the trauma that resulted from Arnow. Matt’s guilt over Sylvie being hurt and Otis. Sylvie’s grief over losing Otis and exploring that grief as part of the reason she didn’t realize things with Kyle wouldn’t work sooner than she did. I feel like there was some excellent material there that could have been mined for them. The other one, that I was convinced the show was saving for the dating Brettsey era that we never really got, was meeting Brett’s birth father. After everything she went through with Julie, how would that go? Would he be as lovely as Julie was? How would Matt help her through it?

Times when the writers could have gone deeper for me is always going to be exploring trauma. I wanted to know more about Matt’s relationship with his dad. We saw Nancy and we heard about his dad from her but what were Matt’s memories like? How did he remember him? Also why didn’t Christie share Matt’s opinion on their mom or see the abuse? Was their dad partial to Christie? And for Sylvie, I wanted to know more about Harrison and Hope and how that dynamic shaped a young Sylvie. Harrison and Hope were clearly the gaslighting types and if those people were her childhood best friend and high school sweetheart then there must be more emotional abuse that she didn’t reconcile until after they were gone. I also would have liked to have actually met her parents or her brother.

As far as things I want to write but can’t, I have had an idea for a regency Brettsey AU FOR YEARS. I am not great with historical fiction/romance though so I’ve never seriously attempted to write it. But man do I want to. I think it would be full of so much yearning and tenderness.

Hopefully I answered all the questions you had! I LOVED THESE QUESTIONS. My favorite part of writing fanfic of these two is trying to get inside these people’s heads. They’re complicated and loving and generous but also have experienced great tragedies and faced abuse from people they loved. The fact that they find solace and safety in each other is breathtaking to me and so well deserved.

[andreal831]

I know you like bonenzo, but what are your thoughts on Carenzo?

I loved their banter throughout season 5, and in season 6 I fell in love with them and was really disappointed when they didn’t ever get together. Enzo is actually my favorite Caroline ship, as Matt was just bad for obvious reasons, Klaus hurt her multiple times (you could honestly call it abuse) and she used him all the time, and I just found her and Stefan extremely boring. I actually liked her and Tyler together, but too much damage was done for them to ever end up together imo.

Also do you think you’ll continue with TGW outtakes? If so, would you consider writing some extra scenes with Elijah, Hayley, and Astra while they were in France?

I adore platonic Carenzo.

If the writers hadn't been so determined to sideline Bonnie and prioritize Damon, Steroline and Bonenzo could have been such a fun group. Enzo and Stefan would have annoyed each other but they would have put up for it for Caroline and Bonnie. I wish they would have continued Stefan and Bonnie's friendship from the early seasons rather than giving it to Damon. It always seemed more realistic for me. Also, Enzo's loyalty to Damon and hatred of Stefan never made sense to me. Honestly, Enzo and Stefan could have bonded over being betrayed by Damon. Enzo just decides to forgive Damon for abandoning him and killing his love and blaming Stefan for everything??

I personally never wanted Caroline and Enzo to be romantic. They bonded during a time where Caroline really needed a friend and Enzo stepped up. It is one of the reasons I love Enzo's character. Enzo was the character they wanted Damon to be. He did a lot of bad (even terrible) things but was striving to be a better person and actually made himself a better person. I would have been fine with them writing Damon off and brining in Enzo for better storylines than they gave him. I also just love Michael Malarkey.

I am a huge advocate for platonic relationships. It's fine to ship people, but not everyone who gets along needs to be romantically invovled. Although I do definitely see why people ship them. But I liked that Caroline and Enzo grew to care for each other but never needed to make it romantic. And honestly, Caroline needed just friends. I feel like the writers were matching her up with anyone she came in contact with. Stefan was gone for five seconds and they had Enzo flirting with her. I wanted the show to focus on friendships/family more than the ships at times.

My favorite ships for Caroline are Steroline and then Forwood. I love friends to lovers. Nearly all of my favorite ships are. Both Steroline and Forwood had that great foundation before they started dating. They were each other's best friends. To me Steroline was always endgame. The way they fought for each other and looked out for one another was great. Forwood is a close runner up and would have been endgame had Klaus not gotten in the way for no reason. Tyler didn't deserve anything Klaus put him through. I think they could have found their way back to each other but they had both already moved on by the time the dust settled.

I did actually like Matt and Caroline at times but they were both just in emotionally fragile spots when they dated. But they were a cute high school relationship. I don't consider Klaus and Caroline a relationship -- it was just straight abuse.

I know I went on a lot of side tangents, but thanks for the ask! I don't talk about TVD nearly enough.

I am continuing TGW Outtakes! I'm also already writing scenes of them spending the weekend in Paris. There will be lots of wine, art, and kissing. I am just writing very slowly now that we are near the end of the story. There are so many lose ends to tie up.

[shamemp3]

THOUGHTS ON YOUR FAV SPIDERMAN RUN KING? 🎤

OHHHHH MAN.

okay. i have two favorites. there is jms's run (DESPITE sins past and omd bc those were editorial pushing that onto spider-man's narrative and it just happened to be him writing asm at the time so he was stuck with those shitty storylines. i also didnt like the spider-totem shit bc imo it goes against the core of spider-man which is that he wasnt "the chosen one" and that anyone can be spider-man but i will forgive jms for this) and there is friendly neighborhood spider-man 2019 which. believe it or not was by tom taylor. do not like the guy but that run was REALLY good but jms is still on top for me he just gets spider-man sooooo much tbh

jms's spider-man is good for many reasons to me, aside from the storylines being fun in general like even tho omd was ass it was written beautifully. peter and mj's goodbye brought tears to my eyes even tho i hate that stupid fucking idea im glad it was jms that executed it bc at least the writing was beautiful. AND what came before omd was back in black which is one of my favorite peter storylines in the entire world bc jms does write peter as a funny guy while also having him be hot-headed and vengeful and a dick ESPECIALLY when people he loves are on the line and this is something that many modern writers forgettttt omfgggg they diagnosed him with funnyguy disease and he has NO OTHER traits and he's so shallow but with jms he's real because you can tell his humor and his flippantness is an act and that he is VERY intense as a person which ... duh. his guilt is what gets him into spider-manning and then that guilt grows into a sense of responsibility and a care for community and people and that is something else i love about jms is the community in his stories !!! many of his storylines are focused on the neighborhood rather than him fighting outer space aliens or some shit its literally just him helping his neighbors and sometimes not even as spider-man but as peter which i love. and he's a teacher in this run too which is one of my favorite jobs peter has ever had because i think it fits him very well and he loves it and i wish he had gotten to keep it.

this run is so earnest and sincere and so many panels and conversations with mj and may make me insane but its still funny and it shows you who peter really is as a character i wish i could explain it with words but ill show you my favorite panels later instead. petermj is also at its heigh here and i think that if anybody were to read any peter run it should be jms's. i just think that overall jms shows you that despite peter's humor you still see how much he cares about people and how earnest he really is despite the whimsy (sigh) and though he's rude and a dick he does put his heart into everything it's just that the entire world is so against him and so his guilt and his grief and his choices eat at him no matter the outcome.

i also love this run bc mj knows about spider-man and may finds out and it just makes me think wowwww wwhat we could have had if omd had not happened. i get peter and his secrets blah blah but i hated that so many people do not know anymore after bc come on. ESPECIALLY mj and may (and the f4 and matt as well tbh but. for another day) and idk this run shows u a little glimpse of how much better it is when pete's loved ones know about his other life. idk. this was a small thing but whatever

i have so much in my head its just not coming out and its not coherent so. panels:

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i want to add more panels but my laptop is starting to lag excuse her she has been with me since 2017 and is breathing so loud right now

to sum it up the writing is beautiful i love peter as a teacher i love the neighborhood and community aspect i love peter's characterization i love mj and may i even liked the little part where he lived in the avengers tower idk it was fun. i LOVED back in black. i didnt like the spider-totem shit bc i refuse to believe peter is the chosen one and i HATE sins past and i HATE omd (but jms wrote it beautifully). but overall jms gets it he sooo gets it and i love this run forever and as for taylor's fnsm 2019 its nice and fun and he also got pete's characterization but i wont go into it as much

[denimbex1986]

'To celebrate David Tennant’s triumphant return to Doctor Who for the 60th anniversary, we’ve scoured the Radio Times Archive to present some fabulous images from the numerous RT photoshoots Tennant took part in between 2005 and 2009, when he first played the Time Lord.

Many have never been published before, and some were never shown in this form with plain studio backdrops that were digitally changed for RT covers and features across those years.

Christmas 2005

By Christmas 2005, showrunner Russell T Davies was flush with success after his storming first season starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper. But now he was introducing David Tennant as the 10th incarnation of the Time Lord.

Writing in the Christmas double issue of Radio Times, Davies explained, "This is the advent of a brand new Doctor. With David Tennant now at the helm of the Tardis, bringing a wholly different dynamic to the show, we decided to make the story even more epic."

For much of the storyline of The Christmas Invasion, the new Doctor was running around in pyjamas – as reflected in his first Radio Times photoshoot. But Tennant was already looking ahead, as he told RT: "Filming [for the new season] lasts 38 weeks. It’s relentless, certainly, but it’s not like a real job. Daily, it’s incredibly exciting because it’s so mind-expanding and bonkers!"

The Radio Times Covers Party

In February 2006, Russell T Davies, David Tennant and Billie Piper were honoured guests at the Radio Times Covers Party, celebrating the magazine’s cover stars of the previous year. Acting giant Helen Mirren, who has never appeared in Doctor Who, joined in the fun on the night.

Piper said of co-star Tennant, "He is just the most straight-down-the-line bloke you could wish to meet. He’s your best friend, your brother and your boyfriend kind of rolled into one."

Season 2 - 2006

For the launch of season two, David Tennant’s first full run, Radio Times set up a special photoshoot that would form a gatefold cover of friends and foes.

The photographer, Matt Holyoak, appears himself in several of these rare behind-the-scenes images taken by Ben Gold.

Asked how long he thought he might play the Doctor, Tennant told RT, "I just don’t know and, of course, it’s all anybody ever asks me.

"We’ve just about finished this series and I’m fairly certain I’ll do the next one. Although I’ve yet to record the closing seconds of episode 13 – literally anything could happen. Who knows who’s coming back?!"

Christmas 2006

Come Christmas 2006, the Tenth Doctor found himself embroiled with Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) in The Runaway Bride. "There’s no let-up for him," Tennant told RT. "He’s suddenly flung into a new, bizarre set of circumstances with this woman who’s appeared in his front room, as it were. Then he’s off on this madcap romp with Donna."

Sadly, we have no RT pictures of Donna from that year, but Tate told us in 2006, "We were just delighted that no one was expecting me to turn up in the TARDIS. They said it’s the first time a secret hasn’t leaked out on Doctor Who." Of her character, she revealed, "She’s absolutely furious! She has no time for this madman. And she’s quite feisty, is Donna. That’s her keyword: feisty."

Season 3 - 2007

For his second season, David Tennant teamed up with Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones. He told RT, "It’s one of the things that’s given this show the longevity it has; that it’s essentially the same format, but putting a new relationship at the heart of it spices things up a little bit. Also, obviously, Freema’s a very different actress, so that gives it a different vibe, too."

By the end of the season, the duo would become a trio with the return of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness for the final three episodes, Utopia, The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords.

These two sets of RT pictures were all taken on the same day in February 2007, allowing for a change of clothing for Tennant and Agyeman.

Children in Need - 2007

For the BBC’s fundraiser Children in Need in 2007, David Tennant was unexpectedly united with Fifth Doctor Peter Davison.

This short interlude set inside the TARDIS was written by Steven Moffat, who told RT: "I bumped into David at a concert and we talked about a way of getting Peter Davison back, because we’re both big fans of Peter’s Doctor. They hadn’t had different Doctors meeting up on the new show. So if we could justify him being a bit older and pop him back in, that would be a laugh."

Moffat continued, "They loved each other! And they worked really well together because they’ve both got a lot of pace and energy as actors. There's a tremendous charm to these two men: both Doctors and both Doctor Who fans."

Tennant would later marry Davison’s daughter Georgia Moffett, bringing them even closer together.

Christmas 2007

For the 2007 Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned, David Tennant joined forces with pop icon Kylie Minogue, who was persuaded to return to acting to play Astrid Peth, a doomed waitress aboard a space liner called Titanic.

Tennant told RT, "The Doctor and Astrid very quickly become inseparable." He described co-starring with Minogue as "a very nice meeting of the planets". But would the Time Lord and Astrid kiss? "Well, if you had Kylie in the Christmas special, would you have her kiss the Doctor?"

As the special was set on space version of Titanic, the creative forces of Radio Times and Doctor Who built a set-up in homage to the James Cameron cinema blockbuster with Tennant and Minogue on the prow of the ship. For the RT cover and features, a starry background was added. These are the raw shots.

Season 4 - 2008

For David Tennant’s final season, Catherine Tate was back full-time as Donna Noble.

"Everyone assumed Donna was a one-off – myself included," she told RT. "But now she has a whole season to have a story arc. So none of the feistiness has been lost, but you also get to tap into a different side of her – a much more vulnerable side. They’ve really rounded Donna out from being a shouting fish wife to someone who’s quite vulnerable and emotional."

Tennant added, "They’re good at limiting each other’s less appealing excesses. There’s an equality. It’s not quite teacher and pupil, which in a sense the Doctor and Martha and the Doctor and Rose were."

Speaking of whom… Freema Agyeman and Billie Piper were returning as Martha and Rose later in this season – and attending the same Radio Times photoshoot.

Christmas 2008

David Tennant had recently announced his departure from Doctor Who, and this festive special was teasingly entitled The Next Doctor.

Russell T Davies told RT, "Hopefully, that creates a bit more intrigue and hints at interesting developments in the show’s future. Let’s just say that regeneration is a complicated process and never as simple as it seems."

Although the Doctor’s identity and future were in question, Tennant posed for a definitive set of photographs in a Radio Times shoot.

Planet of the Dead - 2009

David Tennant’s initial run in Doctor Who ended with a series of specials. In Planet of the Dead, for Easter 2009, he was teamed with former EastEnders and Bionic Woman star Michelle Ryan as Lady Christina.

"She’s very easy-going," Tennant told RT. "Considering she’s been to Hollywood and back, she’s untouched by pretension or actors' lunacy, which others in her position might be. She’s a delight to have around and seems to be having fun."

Tennant continued, "This Easter episode is, I suppose, the last hurrah for my Doctor. The end is nigh. You can sense the Grim Reaper knocking on the door. But how many times?"

The Sarah Jane Adventures - 2009

By May 2009, David Tennant had filmed The End of Time, his last two episodes of Doctor Who as the incumbent Doctor. But there was one further assignment. A guest appearance in The Sarah Jane Adventures for The Wedding of Sarah Jane. Which makes this his final photoshoot for Radio Times during his four-year tenure, alongside his childhood heroine Elisabeth Sladen.

Tennant told RT in 2009, "If The Sarah Jane Adventures had existed when I was eight, and [Fourth Doctor] Tom Baker had come in for an episode, I would have thought that was the coolest thing on Earth! It’s the sort of proper, sophisticated, exciting drama with which we should be inspiring young minds."'

[unitchiefs-blackbirdphoenix]

I feel like JJ would be good friends with Kristy and it sucks how the show doesn't give us a lot of potential friendships with JJ and the later additions and Kristy. It seems like JJ hardly has any friendship (especially female friendship) moments in the later seasons as most of her interactions are with Reid and Will

I’m with you on this!! I’d love to see JJ and Kristy hang out. They would talk about Matt and the kids, and they meet each other’s kids. JJ jokes that she finds it easier parenting the team than her own children, and Kristy is definitely invited to a lot of girls nights.

Her scenes with Will, sure ok, I understand that, but JJ’s always hung out with Emily and Penelope before him. JJ’s storylines always centered on whether or not she should stay home to take care of her family (a running plot ever since Will was brought back early on). I think CM began writing JJ’s relationship with her family more than just herself when it comes to personal storylines, and there’s so much they could do with her. Reid, I don’t understand all that much because they really don’t have a lot in common outside of work. It’s sweet that she checks in on Diana and he’s the godfather of her kids but other than that, they really don’t have much in common like JJ does with Morgan, Emily, Matt, Luke, Pen, Tara, or even Hotch.

I wish they showed more scenes between Emily, JJ, and Penelope tbh. They are one of the iconic trios of CM! Emily and JJ, especially, I feel that there should’ve been more scenes because they’ve had each other’s backs from the moment Emily joined the team, and the men treated them both poorly in earlier eps. Emily and JJ were closer than everyone in the show that they were practically best friends, and even work well together professionally. Penelope is also her best friend (and canonically is like a sister to JJ!). They brought back a little of their friendship in Evolution once Pen helped out the team, so I’m grateful for that. I just wish that the show remembers that these characters, Emily, Penelope, and JJ especially, used to stick together like glue and relied on each other a lot.

[tuttle-did-it]

Rewatched Timeless since the finale took place the week of Christmas, 2023.

This show frustrates me SO, SO much. So much.

They have Rufus, who is amazing. Especially when paired with Jiya. Seriously, Malcolm Barrett is a massive part of why this show went more than 6 episodes, and he has wonderful chemistry with Claudia Doumit.

They have Goran Visnjic who manages to play the villain with so much heart that you pay far more attention when he's on screen.

Goran and Malcolm are the two elements of why this show-- when it worked-- worked. The two of them had SO much charisma, so much put into their characters that no matter what was going on on the screen, you wanted to know what happened to them. You needed to know if they were okay.

They have Susanna Thompson, who aside from being a very compelling actor on her own, was stellar as the Queen Borg on Voyager.

They have Annie Wershching, who manages to play a villain without being absurd or over the top. (She also played the Queen Borg for Picard, but I really, really hate Picard. But I quite like Annie. RIP Annie.)

They had a main woman character who had agency, and a storyline of her own.

They have a creepy clandestine cult trying to destroy the world, that's always fun.

They had Sakina Jaffrey and Paterson Joseph, both of whom are enjoyable to watch.

They had Colman Domingo as a guest star playing Bass Reeves-- just before he exploded and became known to the world. As expected, he was brilliant every moment.

Sean Maguire guest starred in an episode, he was great as well. Karen David played a young Denise Christopher with excellence.

They didn't let Matt Frewer do an accent, so he was fine.

They have a time machine where they can go anywhere in time. How can you go wrong with this premise?

They have writers from Mad Men and The Walking Dead.

They have stories where they can focus on women, People of Colour and queer people who have all been forgotten in history. This is the key point on why the show should have worked-- the hidden histories.

This all could have worked. This should have worked. This fucking show SHOULD HAVE WORKED.

If they hadn't had a forced love story between the main woman character and the horrible, stupid, possessive toxic masculinity wrapped up in insecurity soldier boy.

Everything else about this stupid show worked. But they spent so much time focussing on a love story between the two most boring, most under-developed, worst characters on the show that they ruined it.

I don't know if it was Matt Lanter's acting, if it was the writing, the directing, I don't know.

What I do know is that every time Rufus, Jiya, Flynn, Denise, Connor and Emma were on the screen, I cared what happened. When Lucy was on the screen by herself, I cared less, but it was fine. When Lucy and Wyatt were on the screen, I zoned out. I came on Tumblr, I checked my emails, I replied to texts from friends. I could not care even a second every time they were on screen. When just Soldier Boy was on, I started to doze.

This show is SO frustrating. SO much of it worked. But not the bits they were so focussed on showing.

This show makes me mad sometimes. I'm mad at the lost opportunities, I'm mad for the moments that worked well and were never unpacked. I'm mad for all the episodes we could have had highlighting women, People of Colour and queer people forgotten through history. I'm mad that to get to all the great moments with Flynn, Rufus, Jiya, Denise, Connor and Emma, I have to sit through SO much crap with Lucy and Soldier Boy.

This show is like two different shows-- an interesting one with lots of great characters in interesting situations, and a horrible soap opera with the dumbest, most selfish, most bland white people ever that I wish would just die.

And then two minutes later, Rufus or Flynn is on scene and I care again.

This show makes me mad.

[justoneofthoseghosts]

Okay, my streaming site worked and I finally watched the episode! So thoughts absolutely nobody asked for.

I really, really liked having Casey back (obviously 😅) and the writing on this one was so much better than his first appearance last season. I loved how he got to interact with the whole firehouse - talking with Cruz and Chief Boden, dancing with Cindy (!!!!), being a candidate on 81 and helping Gallo on that rescue. It was so great to have him back.

Speaking of Gallo, we finally get a back story! He’s not my favorite character but he does have a very interesting background that I’m glad the writers are finally deciding to focus on.

Are Violet and Carver supposed to be a thing now?

The comedic storyline was great. Tony getting food poisoning from eating too many mini corn dogs 😂😂 but rallying to get to the next shift but also, Mouch and his continued feud with Rutledge lol.

Finally, we have Brettsey 🤡🤡🤡 I felt for Sylvie and how she felt so blindsided and for Matt too, who was so eager to see her. There’s still some bit of awkward Casey there but he seemed more confident, asking if he’d see her at Molly’s (9x02 flashback without the dad clap) and she did want to go except that damn play was 3 hours long (!!!) and he was waiting for her and telling Stella pretty much that he still loved her. And that last scene 🥲 it was done so well because you could feel them both still so in love with each other but there’s just that pesky timing (and ok, maybe Dylan, who we need to get rid off please. Watching paint dry is more exciting than the dude and Sylvie deserves someone who will make her swoon). I really wish their time would come because like what Jesse said in an interview, they didn’t break up because they fell out of love (also, bless him for spoiling the whole episode basically)

Who really knows what will happen. I continue to keep my expectations low but guess my other foot’s still stuck behind that door for now 🤷🏻‍♀️

[sab-carpenters]

Honestly, in general, the writers haven't been great at writing exits, outside of the line of duty deaths. The exit they gave Peter was a total cop out. All he wanted to do was get back on Squad but suddenly does a complete 180 and decides to run the family restaurant? 🤨 and I'm still mad at the send off they gave Casey. His storyline had to compete with 3 others in a 45 minute episode. What a way to say goodbye to one of the OG characters on the show.

The only exit that was kind of ok was Dawson's. I think mainly because they didn't know if Monica was going to come back or not so they had to make it so open ended until they were sure she wasn't going to re-sign. Because they didn't know she wasn't coming back after season 6, they still gave Dawson a lot of storylines and screen time being the female lead. I mean, I get that it is an ensemble show and some episodes focus on some characters more than others but the way they did it this season is kind of iffy.

I'm of two minds on whether they are setting up a Brett exit (it fluctuates on a daily basis 😅) but if they are, it's not really out of character to write it this way looking back at the other cast exits. I've taken a backseat to fandom this season but it irritates me how they've changed most of what Sylvie's character stood for and her may quirks - like how could they not remember she hated halloween? I will say I am excited for next week's episode. I need to witness Sylvie' Brett, two t's again. It's been a long time.

the peter one kind of confused me too because of how much he wanted to be on squad?? (ps i miss him can they pls bring him back for an episode). tbh for matt’s exit — for a while i was like wtf (mainly bc i was still so upset lmaoo😭) but as time went by, his exit made sense because matt would do anything for his family and friends but i do agree that i wish the episode was about him?? but i guess since it was the 200th episode they wanted to make it an ensemble one 🤷🏽‍♀️ (frankly, i do not remember what the other storylines were other than matt and cruz because i don’t like watching it lol). also them forgetting that sylvie hates halloween irritated me so much 😭😭 i literally hate when writers forget the traits of their characters because no way sylvie would participate in anything that has to do with halloween. i guess as a sylvie fan, it is kind of disappointing if it’s her last season because i think she deserves a better one but i am excited for the next episode too! it’s been too long since we got a paramedic focused episode.

[chicagofires]

Gabby was a whole different level of problematic sometimes. For me the last straw with her character was when she had her fight with Matt about having a baby even after she knew the pregnancy could highly likely kill her and the baby, leaving Matt alone to pick up the pieces. Sure I understand not wanting to adopt after what happened with Louie, but this was not the way to deal with this problem.

And yes, I agree absolutely that all the boys should be held accountable as well! Kelly should have been stripped of his rank after his addiction and should have done everything to fight for getting his rank back. Mouch and Herrmann, they are the old timers, coming from an era when these jokes were okay to make and yes, they definitely need education to realize some of the jokes should not be made because they are very sexist. Cruz.... I don't even know what I would have done with Cruz, the guy literally killed someone 😒

As for the Stella being annoyed thing (I'm not the same anon 🫣) - I think we are in this bullshit fight within the fandom because the writers couldn't write a plausible storyline to explain Taylor's absence and instead went for unnecessary drama ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

here’s my thing… gabby 100% should’ve taken casey’s opinions into account more. he was her husband after all. but also she had dreamed of being a mother for so long and went through so much with her pregnancy and losing louie. obviously casey went through those things too but it’s different. he should’ve been able to empathize with what she was going through too. that’s my whole issue with dawsey is they were both so stubborn and never able to understand where the other person was coming from and therefore were never able to compromise or resolve their issues

but i completely agree with everything you said about the guys. and YES i wish the writers would’ve done a better job at writing taylor’s LOA because so many things could've been avoided

[bullet-prooflove]

Hi there! I'm the one who requested the past 4 scenarios you've written for Matthew Keller. I'm sure you can already tell, but I just love him so much! He's such a prick, but in a way that's really entertaining but there's also this vulnerability you can sense under his bad boy persona and that's what makes him so attractive and fascinating! And you write him stupendously. You portray his idiosyncrasies perfectly! I feel like you really *get* him, ya know? I wish there was more hype for him on social media in general, I feel like he could easily become a prime ~Tumblr Sexyman~ lol. So yeah, I just wanted to give you my sincerest thanks for writing him and for doing an amazing job at it! Much love! 🩵🤎🧡❤️💛💚🩷💜🖤🤍 I'm sure you'll see me again when I inevitably request something else for him lmao

- You can call me the "Keller Anon"

I deem you Kelnon! Prompter of Matthew Keller!

Thank you for leaving such a lovely message, it was wonderful to wake up to this morning.

It has been so fun writing and exploring Matt and his storylines. Matt still has a long way to go in terms of his story, he'll have some decisions to make moving forward.

[xxminisamxx]

Tag! You’re It!

....Tag Game To Better Know You! Send this to people you'd like to know better!

tagged by @ellcrys!

What book are you currently reading?

I’m currently reading two different books: The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones and The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden. I’m not very far into either at the moment, but have enjoyed what bits I have read. 

What’s your favorite movie you saw in theaters this year?

I haven’t seen any movies in theaters since Avengers: Endgame, and I’m VERY far behind on my to-be-watched list. I did enjoy Wendell & Wild on Netflix, and what parts of Troll I saw while my parents were watching it. And I know I’ll love Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio when I finally watch it.

What do you usually wear?

Jeans and a nice t-shirt mostly. Shoes change from converse to short black boots depending on my mood and venue/occasion.

How tall are you?

5’0’’ - 5′1″

What’s your star sign? Do you share a birthday with a celebrity or historical event?

Virgo, and I share a birthday with Stephen King and the original release of The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.

Do you go by your name or a nickname?

When I first meet people I usually introduce myself as Samantha, but everyone ends up calling me Sam. Because of that I’ve decided to start using Sam for all of my writing.

Did you grow up to become what you wanted to be as a child?

Kinda. I always knew I would probably end up doing something creative since I was really artistic as a child, but what I wanted to be always changed. At one point I thought I would be a veterinarian or a marine biologist, at another I wanted to be a filmmaker. I did go to college for filmmaking, but have since moved to the writing side of making films.

What’s something you’re good at vs something you’re bad at?

I’m good at coming up with characters and ideas for my writing, but coming up with full plots takes me much longer. And since I want the full plot before I start writing, many ideas get stuck in the beginning stages without progressing. 

Dogs or cats?

Dogs. I have three Chihuahuas.

If you draw/write, or create in any way, what's your favorite picture/favorite line/favorite etc. from something you created this year?

“She was raised in the body of his first love.” This is the opening line to an original short story I'm still working on.

What's something you would like to create content for?

It’s not so much as “for” as much as it’s “with.” I’d love to collaborate with Guillermo del Toro in the future. He’s my favorite filmmaker and I love his take on monster stories.

What’s something you’re currently obsessed with?

Critical Role. I got introduced to them this year and have become obsessed with it. Especially the way Matt Mercer is able to weave storylines and different cultures/backgrounds into the game.

What's something you were excited about that turned out to be disappointing this year?

The amount of Marvel works coming out. I was excited at the beginning of the year, but many of the shows/movies have become very formulaic. There are also way too many. I’ve decided that I’ll watch for the few characters I REALLY like, and just ignore everything else because it’s gotten to be too much.

What’s a hidden talent of yours?

Like @ellcrys, procrastination. In school teachers always told us that we couldn’t do essays the night before and do well, and I always did and ended up with high A’s, if not 100′s. If I have a deadline, I can get it done.

Are you religious?

No. I was raised Christian but lean more toward agnostic now. I think some religions could be real, all could be real, or none may be real. There’s no way to know for sure.

What's something you wish to have at this moment?

My eyes fixed. I’ve had double vision issues since the beginning of 2020 that the doctors are not completely sure what the problem is. I can’t drive because of it, so it has really impacted my ability to be independent.

I tag anyone interested!

[mornadest]

Homebrew D&D Campaign: Ohalette's Domain

So this morning I've been in a extremely creative mood, so I decided to write a campaign that I've always had floating about in my brain.

To give a brief overview of what I'm writing:

Setting

The campaign takes place in the Amaraviel galaxy on the planet Vil Gal. Sister planet to Urelith, sharing one moon: Hebriniel.

Story takes place in the Dridith Empire. A place Where unrest lives, there's talks of an impeding fall of the Empire and it's Embasy Alience as recently, most districts are at constant battle or disputes with each other and themselves. An empire where crime, desease, poverty and foul creatures roam rampant.

Basic Story

Two mysterious and powerful Drow brothers, named Ohalette and Layorac, appeared about 10 years ago which local legend attributes to how everything fell apart so fast in the Empire.

Very few had come in contact with the Drow and lived, they state that these mysterious beings are gods, able to bend time itself to their will.

Whispers in the Goldwald district told of a name for these beings. Chronomancers? Gods Of Time? Nobody knows, all they know is that monstrous creatures have started appearing all over the Empire.

About 3 years ago, survival rates of these encounters rose briefly. Survivals told of a war between the two brothers that devastated local lands. Of how Layorac had fallen for a mortal being and had become soft, no longer wishing for destruction and death to be attributed to his name.

Enraged, Ohalette killed his brothers lover. A vicious battle ending in the dissapearence of said brother, Layorac ensued. Ohalette, victorious, is said to be still reigning his terror over the lands. Some folk believe Layorac is dead, most believe him to be in hiding, plotting to kill his brother.

General Devashus, under rule of King Asarker of the Goldwald district and The Dridith Embasy has started hiring adventurers to clear out invading monsters but more importantly, find Layorac. Asking for them to win his trust and finally find a way to defeat Ohalette and bring peace to the Dridith Empire, before it collapses into war.

Story will either start at the Embasy Alience halls where the party will be hired or around the Goldwald district.

Finding Layorac

As the party start clearing out towns of monstrosity after monstrosity/exploring different towns in the Goldwald district they will eventually be given enough details in whispers or NPC interactions to find where Layorac is in hiding*

*(Note DM will get to choose which town or where in Goldwald this Drow is hiding)

Once Layorac has been found the party will find out there is a certain way to defeat Ohalette, and they must traverse each and every district in a certain order. Collecting everything they need to defeat him and levelling up enough to face him but Layorac cannot be the one to kill his brother. He will guide the party through the nine districts but will not follow them into the final battle.

Important Subplot:

*To note

The DM may choose to hide this from the party or hint at it through various puzzles/NPC interactions and the likes

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There are nine (9) districts that make up the Dridith Empire, each representing the circles of hell from The Divine Comedy -Dante's Inferno. Each district corresponds with a circle of hell and enemies and allies vary on which district/circle you are exploring.

This is why Layorac insists to the party that they MUST traverse each district in a certain order. It's the only way to access the plane in which Ohalette can escape to and exist within.

*To note

Although the DM may choose which types of monsters/enemies their party will face, make sure as a DM, you use corresponding monster types for each district.

Districts and Enemies

1. Goldwald

Limbo

Goldwald is the Capital of the Dridithian Empire, home of the Embasy Alience halls and Where the story begins. The town's of Goldwald are often nostalgic and comforting upon first glace yet at closer look, they seem to be TOO familiar. As if you've been here before or atleast, you've been going in circles? Maybe check a map. Or maybe this place doesn't want you to leave

Traversing through Goldwald the types of enemies you will find are ghostlike in nature.

Typically ghosts or undead creatures

2. Greymont

Lust

Greymont is an unruly place where locals welcome strangers a little too warmly. Brothels are the main establishments found and provide the vast majority of Greymonts income and revenue. Known throughout the Empire as the settlement best for merriment. Best to not loose your bard here. They may wish to stay.

A harder look at this place reveals that succubus and incubus type monsters are everywhere terrorising unsuspecting visitors, locals and adventurers

3. Miskwick

Gluttony

Known throughout the Empire as THE place to go for a good meal, Miskwick trade in food and beverage. Their food is said to be so good you wish to eat nothing more that their food forever. Constantly leaving you hungry for more, almost like a craving. Adventurers should be wary of certain establishments who claim their food is divine. If something is too good to believe it may hide a secret. Eating the food at those places will ensure you never want to leave.

The monsters found here, without question, are ever hungry and almost terrifyingly gluttonous maybe even, dare say it... gelatinous.

4. Shadehaven

Greed

Shadehaven is a rather unwelcomingly dull place to traverse. Locals are untrustworthy of strangers and trading with locals can sometimes prove, challenging to say the least. Willing to buy and horde items from eager adventurers but unwilling to sell, it could be said that these parts are full of greedy and ungrateful folk. It may just be the monstrous company they seem to keep.

Whispers and tall tales of hoarding monsters are rampant here. The odd goblin den Maybe? Or something a bit..larger and with wings. Does anyone maybe speak dragonic?

5. Aelmoor

Anger

Travellers should beware when traversing through Aelmoor, this is where the first rumours of impeding Empire collapse and war began. Political unrest seems to be the norm in these parts. Many unhappy that the embassy fails to protect them. In fact, adventurers having always being sent around and killed in their district is just not fair. Between the monsters and the countless town riots, a successful party can’t come help soon enough. Providing of course, they prove their worth.

Monsters here seem to be becoming a lot more aggressive in their ambushing, attacking and kidnapping.

6. Esterview

Heresy

Once a peaceful and loving district, Esterview had a reputation of a safe haven for travellers and weary folk alike, know to be a little too superstitious in the past, some may wonder where in the old gods name the many towns religious belief went.

It seems, many folk now seem to be putting their faith into...darker things.

Rumours of cults roaming thee land have spread across the more gods fearing folk around Esterview. They may be in dire need of help.

7. Ibethimel

Violence

Beware, adventuring parties, of this district. Long since fallen into chaos and ruin. Said to be the ground zero of all the original mishap and destruction of The once proud Dridithian Empire.

The poor district had front row seats to the arrival of Ohalette and Layorac and the destruction they caused.

Resentful of any Drow, for good reason!

Things have never been the same in the district since then. The most violent of creatures are found freely wandering most parts of this district. Locals having long given up trying to protect their towns.

8. Orwyn

Fraud

Orwyn was once a very quiet and beloved district frequented by the nicest folk, popular for it's coastal views and warm weather. A tourist trap for sure. That was of course, before the arrival of the monstrous drows and the trouble they brought with. Orwyn was, unfortunetly severely unprepared and unprotected from the attacks. Leaving it a ruined district, a wasteland to date.

Of course, it is still frequented very often...just by a lot more, unsavoury folk. Bandits and thieves now run this district and have made themselves a home for their misdeeds. It’s said they are behind a lot of the unrest in the Empire. Having spies and guilds try and lure out the impending war and collapse of power and wealth.

Of course, it’s safe to say not everyone is who they seem in this district. It may be hard to tell allies from enemies and fair traders from con artists.

I'd have my wits about you in this district if I were you

9. Shadownesse

Treachery

Hey, if you've made it this far then you sure are a tremendous adventurer. You may also have gained enough knowledge, power and items to pull of the greatest heroic feat The Dridithian Empire and maybe even Vil Gal has ever seen! (Or you may die a horrible painful death)

See, Shadownesse is just as the name implies. The district is the darkest place known to Vil Galians and Amaraviels alike. Heck, even those who may or may not be on the Hebriniel moon know that this is not a place you tread lightly. Filled with the darkest and most powerful enemies known across the lands.

This district has become a hotbed for darkness. Some even say this is where Ohalette himself resides, if only to open portals and allow his vile monstrous creatures to enter the plane.

Maybe you should ask Layorac if he knows about it? That is....if you can find him. Swear he was just with your party right? Oh and hey when you do find him...make sure he looks the same...hang on a second.

This district may have just been a trap. Pray to the gods you can defeat Ohalette while you still know how. Pray also that you kill the correct brother and cause of this darkness over the land.

10. The Shadow Planes/Ohalette's Domain

Final end game location:

So you've killed that pesky Drow who seemed...very convincing that you have the wrong brother. I mean, come ON he couldn't possibly think you could be tricked into thinking that HE was actually Layorac and that Ohalette had lead you here.

And you can't possibly be convinced that easily that this phony "layorac" was creating these armies to stop his brother from destroying the Empire from the inside. Nah.

But what does shock your party is that 1. He was super easy to kill (heck yeah..kinda unnerved by the pleading at the end but whatever right?) 2. you all stepped into the portal to get here in this dark abissal plane of existence only to find....Layorac. on a...throne?

Wait that means "Ohalette" must have been right...well, now you must feel stupid right about now.

And well...ready to face the real threat. Yikes.

Goodluck.

Hello everyone who read this/maybe likes it/and whatnot

So this is just a brief overview of this campaign I've created. I am currently working on it and plan to playtest it myself in the form of a d&d podcast where I will DM. If you're interested in that kinda thing, let me know! Heck, I could try and make a thing of it!

Please also feel free to use this as a campaign, just shoot me a message and I can help you with it and help you map out the world and give you all the not mentioned details; such as various NPCs, taverns, shops and important items and knowledge needed in game!

Constructive criticism is also very welcome

Many Thanks! Love Rachael ('thedorktah')

[damnhotmsimmons]

Assuming the cm revival is still happening, here's a list of what I want in the revival and what would make it better:

Tara, Luke and Matt getting more screentime and decent characterization

No more Reid angst and unnecessary drama(*cough*15x06 & 15x10*cough*cough*)

Garcia being in the revival, whether she returns to the BAU or not, it would be nice to see what she’s up to whether it’s about her new job or date and relationship with Luke

Garvez, seeing the development of their relationship since the end of 15x10

Resolving the Garcia stalker storyline from 15x04, maybe Alexei Stanovich resurfaces and Garcia needs the BAU’s help to stop him. Maybe it’s also coincidental that he resurfaces the moment Garcia starts a relationship with Luke

Letting Paget go gray when playing Emily again. The crappy wig has got to go

Have the team struggle to adjust to Garcia’s departure, maybe a callback to 11x20 or 6x03 when Garcia walks past JJ and Morgan’s empty office. Maybe Emily, JJ or Reid walk past Garcia’s empty office, which was once filled with light and colors

Emily struggling to find a convenient replacement for Garcia, which is tough as Garcia is irreplaceable but the team are not able to complete cases without a technical analyst

Have a realistic timeskip, maybe a few years have passed since 15x10 and we see how much has changed since Garcia left and so much has changed

More friendship moments with the ladies(and yes, this also includes Tara)

More Luke and Tara friendship moments

Give Tara more to do, I mean she was the only one who didn’t have an episode in the final season and I felt that Aisha was underutilized in that season especially when she’s been on the show since season 11

Same thing also applies to Matt, sure he has gotten some focus in three episodes in the last season but he was still underutilized and characterization from cmbb was ignored. Kinda jarring especially when some of those writers came from cmbb

Assuming that the revival will continue and knowing that Daniel has commitments to another show, maybe give Matt a proper send-off, just don’t pull an NCIS. Leave it open ended incase he’s able to return

If they want to revisit past cases, maybe resolve the escaped prisoners storyline, the one with the Romani family in 4x13 or bring back the unsubs from Lo-Fi/Mayhem since we didn’t know much about them and their motives. The latter could also be beneficial for Tara, Luke and Matt since Tara can use her forensic psychology skills when it comes to profiling the unsubs, Luke being from the Bronx indicates that he has some familiarity with the streets in NY and Matt utilizing his tracking skills and connections

Since the revival will be on Paramount+, I’m hoping that means the revivial gets a decent budget. I’ve never seen any original series from Paramount+(CBS All Access then) but I notice from gifs and commercials that the quality of those shows look good and I’m hoping the same applies to the revival, which means better lighting and no more of that ugly yellow filter

I’m also hoping that means better quality in the writing, maybe get new writers that understand the characters and show well. Fire the writers who suggested Jeid

Better wardrobe, it seemed that the quality for the wardrobe aside from Garcia’s went downhill

Be more consistent and acknowledge the character’s ptsd. I hate how they have the characters act like things are suddenly alright after one episode

no more gross and creepy unsub like the guy seeing the goat man or cutting off faces like wtf?!

give the revival a tone similar to the early seasons. Use the early seasons as a reference

another episode like 15x04. Since the revival will focus on one case as opposed to the usual “case of the week” type, maybe there’s room for a breather episode, and we see the characters on their day off, a little break from whatever serious storyline 

Let Rossi retire, honestly, he’s way out of his prime and it’s getting obvious that he’s too old to be going on the field especially when he got ambushed by Everett Lynch who is much younger than him. Honestly, the finale should have ended with Rossi retiring, especially as he’s been in the BAU since the beginning and it make sense that it ends with him leaving and moving on while the rest of the team move on without him

unpopular opinion, I think the show can last without Rossi/Joe

More Willifer moments and Katt moments. I’d also like to see Matt and Kristy taking care of baby Rose. I’d also suggest JJ and Matt bonding with their kids but that seems uncertain since depending on when the revival will be greenlit for production, there’s a chance that the kids grow out of their roles(JJ’s kids might not be that affected but Matt’s kids definitely will). Unless they either recast the kids(which isn’t uncommon for some shows) or have a timeskip which explains the kids being a bit older than in s15

Fix JJ’s character, I hate how the writers ruined her by making Jeid happen. AJ is a great actress and she cares about the character. Maybe have her interact with the newer team members, build up more of her friendship with Tara and Matt. I’m not sure how the writers can fix her characterization but I wished they push the whole Jeid storyline out and focus on her as a character

I’d love Hotch and Morgan to be mentioned or acknowledged, making it clear that the team still keeps in touch with them even though they’re no longer working for the BAU. Cameos would be nice but that depends on Shemar’s availability due to commitments to SWAT and the whole situation with Thomas during filming of s12

Guest appearances from other former characters would be nice but also unlikely since Gideon and Stephen are dead, Kate is mostly forgotten(plus Jennifer is on 9-1-1), and while Elle returning as an unsub would make an interesting storyline, it’s clear that Lola has no intentions on returning to CM(based on her IG stories)

seems like Blake, Jordan and possibly Seaver are the only likely candidates that have a better chance of returning as a guest but that depends on the actresses decisions and if the story allows it

Maybe learn from 15x05 since it was the highest rated episode, and has more ratings than the finale. Maybe the writers can learn from this and realized maybe they shouldn’t focus too much on Reid and Reid angst. There’s seven other characters, make the revival focus on all of them 

An update of Reid’s personal life, if he and Max are still together, and no angst

Getting to see the new BAU Jet

More BAU family bonding moments, whether it’s them having drinks, eating dinner together or celebrating something like a Garvez engagement, Rossi’s retirement or Matt’s first book being published

Retaining the opening title sequence. It’s not CM without it

 I know I might get my hopes up for this and be all disappointed if this post was all for nothing. Still, a girl can dream

Tagging: @illegalcerebral, @dreatine, @marvelfanlife, @jaqren, @yeoldespacebuns, @ropoto. Feel free to add anything incase I missed something

[farfarawaygirl]

Switching gears to CF after that rollercoaster of an episode, my thought is i understand you can’t just write Kara out for no reason, if god forbid, you have to write Jesse out but as a character it makes no sense. Brett left Chicago with Kyle for his job, we’re supposed to believe she wouldn’t leave with Casey? How do you justify that? Like if this is the story they want to go out on, they should’ve put more thought into it?

I mean… that was a whole episode.

My first, kind of snarky thought, was Matt “Chicago Guy” Casey who didn’t leave with his literal wife, is willing to leave for these kids, and to ask Sylvie to come with him. Dawsey stans… lol!

If this is a fake out, and no one leaves, then I’m just annoyed with Derek Haashole and his one-note-reusing of TIRED storylines. We’ve been here before…

Also, it is shitty writing to have a guidance counsellor and the social worker say not to even try and take the boys. A man with a career and a solid income, who has a community of support is more important than Ben and Griffin’s neighbours. If heather is to be jail for several years, they would be throwing those teens at Matt. I have a major bone to pick with this plot hole.

If Jesse is leaving, it doesn’t mean that Kara is.

If Jesse is leaving, then I see more into the casting of the cute dude for Chief Hawkins… was it me, or was he throwing vibes at Brett? And did it feel awkward like he could think she was flirting with him?

I really don’t think Jesse is leaving. But, there is something almost like bookends to him leaving after 200. I wish him well, and I hope Kara stays - because she is fun and charming, and leaving just Severide as the lead feels… feels blah.

Who knows?!?

It just feels like a whole ass waste of the last three seasons and the growth we saw as a character if he does. And for the promotions department of NBC to put so much work into having him front and center.

[kristabelle83]

Just watched an interview with Jesse on YouTube about his exit. He clearly says he’s just stepping back and will be back. I think he means as cameo appearances but I’ll take it.

I’ll give it the show his exit really pulled the rug out from under me. Spending the summer worrying Taylor was leaving to seeing them all on set filming. I was definitely in a bubble thinking they all must had signed contracts till the end of season 12. Generally never saw this coming. I thought the Taylor rumour might have been started to create a panic about the season 9 finale only to be amused how fast it came out Taylor was filming and him even confirming he didn’t die before the premiere. Could that all have been to keep Jesse’s exit secret??

Also thinking how Casey was a hard character to write out without being killed off . If say Taylor wanted to leave Severide could easily transfer to arson. Eamonn with the promotion story, mouch or Hermann could retire and still pop up at Mollys. Kidd also transfer to a lieutenant spot. For Casey it was either forced on disability from an injury which wouldn’t necessarily leave the door open for a return. Or a reunion with Gabby. Since Monica couldn’t return there was no way of making that storyline work.

Also after routing for brettsey to get together since season 7 it needed to happen. Yes it feels bittersweet now but I love that they are keeping that going. I think Kara will smash showing how hard long distance relationships are. I think with Jesse wanting an involvement with the show still it’s important to keep Brettsey together, it’s just a good reason for Matt to keep coming back and not just for big events. If they went down a Gabby reunion the only way really to bring Casey back is if they split again as I don’t see Monica returning.

The possibilities from this storyline are endless, we could see Matt and boys move back to Chicago sooner, they convince Heather and the social worker down the line it’s for the best. If Jesse wanted to return permanently he they could find away to bring him back to 81. Or he can make regular guest appearances like the other spouses do.

From the interview it also sounds like Casey will be at the Stellaride wedding.

I forgot to say in previous post i loved the hug at the end and how it was Sev telling Casey he loved him. I just wish we had got a final cigar chat as those are iconic for Sevasey. As much as I like the humour from the micro brewery trio for me I’d have liked less of that SL and more sevasey screen time. I’d have happy for the entire episode to have been all about Casey and his goodbyes

[justoneofthoseghosts]

Top 5 CF storylines

Mills, Brett and the Lullo storyline in season 3

Everyone cheering Otis on in season 6 (was it season 6?) when he got shot and had to go through physical therapy. I remember they all texted him before one of the tests he needed to do and it was, for me, one of the best found family moments on the show, Also, I miss Otis.

Mouch and Ritter's friendship. I love how far Mouch has come along from being that blundering, old firefighter in the pilot to helping Ritter during the high rise fire and bringing him to 51

Brett and Casey getting together. It proves that the writers knew how to write a slow burn, friends to lovers relationship even if we all know how that turned out 🙃

Christie, Nancy and Matt's relationship. I wish we could have seen more of it. Like, what is Nancy up to these days? There's so much of that family that could have been explored.