#mostly for me i like having a space thats detatched from the fandom it just makes me more normal i think

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i must be blessed with my tiktok algorithm. it's literally 30% george edits and george clips but despite that i literally never get any neg stuff or even other mcyt besides dream and sapnap (and hannah occasionally)

that's good!!

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I feel like I haven't seen as much of the real Keith in s7 idk. I miss how he used to be more playful and stuff. He just seems kind of cold and detatched recently.

yeah, i feel that, anon. ive talked here and there about this, how s7 was the first time i had trouble emotionally connecting w keith like i used to, and i just get the feeling that theyve kind of lost their hold on keiths narrative a bit

like, they built this compelling narrative of loss, anger, and trying to find himself around keith that made him so sympathetic and accessible despite the fact that hes a closed off loner, and it was woven tightly into this kind of ‘heritage’ plot. i guess they consider this plot more or less resolved, because now he knows where he came from, he found his mom and learned why she left, but discovering her and reconnecting with her was swept offscreen so it doesnt really feel resolved.

now that this part of his story is ‘over’, though, they dont really seem to know where to put him. they stuck him in the black lion, and now theyre trying to prove that he belongs there by giving him even more heroic moments and showing off even more of his skills after the fact, but we already know he is brave and talented. so now they want to show that he is a leader that helps his team, and theyve kind of scattered him into everyones plot to show that, whether he fits there or not. the things he does feel more like a series of plot points than a characters journey because they cant find the emotional sticking point for keith anymore, i feel like, when i think that revisiting his earlier problems and updating themes in the current context is a more cohesive and satisfying idea

i cant even get into the nuances of all of that and my problems with it rn, but i think the IDEA is that after being away and resolving emotional issues with mom/training with a special operative in space for 2 years, hes come back more controlled and confident and ready to lead. he comes in, he takes the black paladin roll, and he starts giving orders like he isnt seeing these people after being adrift and away from them for what is probably closer to 3 years, considering his time with the BoM, and were supposed to go ‘oh well hes older now, he knows what hes doing’. 

its a well known thing that voltron isnt exactly good with emotional follow through most of the time, skipping out on showing the personal scenes in between the action that show how characters feel about the things that are happening to them, so we also dont really know how anyone on the team even FEELS about keith! we dont have any context to help us read who he is now that hes come back, and i think thats the heart of the issue

but even despite all of this, there were moments with keith that still compelled me towards him so much in s7! particularly the space madness episode, which i think people tend to either love or hate, but i was actually a big fan of this ep. the show doesnt give us those fun moments as much anymore, so we mostly see voltron working as a unit and we get this polished idea that theyre just a perfect at teamwork now, but this wasnt that

i like the space madness ep because it showed the cracks. i dont think its as simple as saying they were exhausted and starving and losing it, so their tempers were short. i think the friction in that ep speaks to the loads of unresolved tension and issues that remain between the team, and even after EVERYTHING keith shows his insecurity and lashes out at the people closest to him, actively trying to reassure him when his resolve falters and hes reached his limit

hes still not totally sure that these people love him, that they wont leave him, especially after being away from them. the old keith with some of the old baggage is still THERE. he still earnestly wants to help and do good, but isnt that great at connecting with people, or feeling confident in that connection, and it makes him angry because he doesnt understand it. he didnt steal a car, but he insulted alluras father to her face, knowing good and goddamn well that it was one of the more awful things he could have said. after all, they both lost their fathers.

so.... idk. my hope is that maybe this has to do with how cool he has been with the team, holding them at arms’ length because he is unsure. he knows what he has to do in the field, he knows what he has to do in the black lion, his instincts are good, but he still needs to work on his personal connection to the team

so basically, i REALLY HOPE that is what they are trying to do, because his behavior has really stuck out to the fandom this past season, so i can only hope it was intentional. hes notably gruffer, notably meaner, notably cooler, but we also get that heart to heart with hunk and keith relaxing into that hug with a smile.

i remember hearing that the writers themselves called shiro boring and it sometimes seems like theyre trying to turn keith into an ACTUALLY boring shiro, so idk i just hope they dont lose the things that made him unique and lovable, i hope they dont iron him flat because his unique flaws and unconventional approach are what got him here and what made him lovable and i want him to learn to fix his issues, accept support, and be himself, not a vessel for plot points, u know???