lance being a jack of all trades had such good potential. a guy who’s decently good at everything but not amazing at anything who only sees the lack of perfection. he’s always someone’s second choice because there’s always someone better, and he acts out and builds a persona of false bravado to cope with that. that’s why he’s so proud of being the “cool ninja sharpshooter,” because it’s the first thing he’s been the best at that’s useful in a war
there could have been an amazing character arc about how being good at things or being the best at something isn’t indicative of someone’s worth. the team doesn’t love him because he’s a great shot and a good paladin. they love him because he’s lance
and idk if i’m swinging at a hornet’s nest here (defo would’ve been in 2017) but that’s why i don’t like black paladin lance lmao. lance isn’t the best choice for black paladin, and that’s okay. leading and strategizing are things he’s good at, like so many others, but it isn’t his forte. with his wide skillset and smooth adaptability, he’s the perfect fit for the role of support as the guardian of water. water is liquid! it fills in the gaps!! while everyone else has a dedicated Thing, he picks up the slack to make the team stronger!!!!!
and if we’re looking at this through a klance lens, there’s a lot to say about lance’s fabricated rivalry. keith was (at least in lance’s eyes) absolutely perfect. a perfect student, a perfect pilot, able to effortlessly do things that it took endless practice for lance to get decent at. of course lance starts to hate him, who wouldn’t in that position. not to mention the months spent being constantly compared to keith. to have keith— that keith— fall in love with lance would be so narratively delicious. to have someone so seemingly perfect look up to you? to have someone so seemingly perfect show he isn’t by being vulnerable and open and trusting you to not to be cruel? chefs kiss MUAH
ummm tldr blue paladin lance forever and ever and also the full quote is “a jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”
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Y/N, in a board meeting with the council of girls (i.e ems, pen, and jj): he called me bro. he said “haha i shall bro, indeed. See you soon, yes”
Y/N, glumly: why would Spencer call me bro if he likes me?
JJ: maybe that’s his way of flirting?
Emily: so a skill issue then?
Pen: don’t be rude, em. Here sweetie, get some chocolates
Y/N, googling what it means if your crush calls you bro: see look, even google is telling me im in the friendzone
Y/N, whining: why will he call me bro, I thought we were flirting…
The Council: *sighs*
Emily: idk who im gonna kill first.. spencer, y/n, or myself
Meanwhile at the other end of the office
Spencer: MORGAAANNN SHE REPLIED. She told me that i should rest too… with and she added please… is she flirting? Is Y/N flirting?? What will i tell her
Morgan: let me see!!!
Spencer: no this is private!!!
Morgan: fine! Call her bro or whatever—
Morgan, munbling: see if i ever help you flirt with her again
Spencer: okay
Spencer: *typing furiously* there i sent it
Morgan: wait you called her bro
Spencer: that’s what you told me?!!????
Morgan: fuuuuckk duuuddeee—-
Spencer: morgan im gonna fucking kill you i swear to god
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my hot take is that gale in a slowburn trope is less “stumbling over himself stuttering awkward” and more “i am going to say the most out of pocket shit to try to friendzone myself in an act of self-sabotage”
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most second-hand embarrassment inducing d&p moment has to be the india phone call younow fiasco 🤧 like i understand why dan said what he did and why they were covering don't get me wrong i don't blame them but it is PAINFUL to watch
and on a related note this is why all those fics from like 2015 where d&p accidentally come out on live and then are like 'oops oh well guess we're out now!' are so silly... like phil accidentally admits to talking to dan on the phone on live when dan was trying to hide the fact. and u can see dan's soul leave his body and then he tries desperately to cover up the fact that they have personal phone calls—even though that is something completely normal to do with friends and not actually something that needs to be covered up!
like again i understand why he was trying to be like "oh it was a business call" but my point is that if he was freaking out over THAT being revealed, it wouldn't have been oh ha ha funny if they had been actually outed on live babes it would've been oh shit shit not funny at all very very bad times
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