#not horrible but it could've been WAYYY better

[milfromanroy]

finished disenchanted and um.... that was definitely a movie!!

[mk-the-tooka]

Okay...so hey, I rarely posted anything on tumblr but I just have to share some of my insanity because the latest episode of TBB had been on my mind all weekend and I just can't stop thinking about Crosshair (im so worried for this twink of a man).

*SPOILERS FOR S2EP12 OF THE BAD BATCH*

(But seriously though any of you should probably already watched this episode, it's just too good to not get spoiled by some random post on tumblr...)

I must confessed, I made a private playlist dedicated to this man's miserable, horrible life to remind myself that he is indeed...miserable (what can I say? I like it when my favorite characters suffer).

And after shifting through songs that might fit his character I came across Muse's song "Hoodoo" AND I GASPED. This song's somber atmosphere just fits Crosshair's tragedy and the overall Western themed instrumentals is just the cherry on top. Like...come on!

Being the obsessed Crosshair simp that I am, I immediately associated this song with his freaking arc in this second season every time I listened to it. I mean...just look at some parts of the lyrics...

"Build a new reality

Draw another picture

Of the life you could have had

Follow your instincts

And choose the other path"

- Crosshair's inner self telling himself to switch sides??? Specifically when he finally came to the realization that the Empire is treating him like shit. Probably wayyyy before that when he had some conflicting thoughts working under the Empire, especially when he discovered that Commander Cody went AWOL. He's now wishing he could've instead joined his old squad back on Kamino...

"Come to be

How did it come to be

Tied to a railroad

No love to set us free"

- Crosshair is realizing that it's far too late for him to properly redeem himself. He feels trapped and hopeless after failing to save Mayday and I imagined he is welcoming death with open arms after shooting lieutenant asshole as his first and last act of rebellion. With his last thoughts being that his fate ended on that ice planet with only death to set him free.

"And I've had recurring nightmares

That I was loved for who I am

And missed the opportunity

To be a better man"

- ughhhh this last part!! It resonates with Crosshair's tragic end to his Imperial arc as he look up on the Ice Vulture circling in the sky above... Thinking back to his old squad before blacking out.

But as we all know...his suffering doesn't end there. I just hoped he survives by the end of this season, his arc is too good for the writers to just kill him off. 🥺

(I'm probably reading wayyy into the lyrics of a Muse song. But what can I say? I'm obsessed with this man)

[slow-button-off]

Charles's strategy today compared to the sprint = ♥️

Instead of trying to overtake Verstappen at the start and being pushed again, he got right behind him, stuck with him and bided his time, putting pressure on him all the while ♥️♥️♥️

A lot of drivers would have tried to get p1 immediately. But Charles knew p2 was the best position to be at the beginning. No unnecessary risks taken and controlling the situation from the start 😭

(And getting away from Sainz as fast as possible)

He sees the bigger picture.

Binotto said he was incredibly surprised by today's performance from Ferrari and the fact that they forced Verstappen into a third pit stop

Really insane!

That first overtake really took Max by surprise it seems, and he even had to correct his path (English isn't my native language I hope you get what I mean lol)

The last laps took away about 10 years of my life tho because of the throttle and downshift problems 😅

Ferrari needs to get on top of their mechanical and reliability issues because we need more exciting races like this one!!

Hiya!

Firstly, thanks for the long asks! I love all of these! I might just take a bit longer to reply because there is so much to talk about.

Secondly, not a native English speaker either so sometimes what I say also doesn't make perfect sense in English but anyway, everything you said made sense.

Yeah they got it right which was great to see! And that they weren't pressured into things by Max pitting so early. Iirc mattia said that they used the sprint as an experiment type thing to check out the tyre deg and they knew that theirs was better than RBs.

With Charles start he did take a different line than in the sprint so Max couldn't squeeze him into the wall which would mean that Carlos could've gotten him. But it also helped that George had such a good start and Carlos was preoccupied with keeping them behind and so the first two just sped off.

Charles also said that the first few laps he still wanted to take it a bit slow and then attack which he did. I've heard it quite a lot about these new tyres that you really need to take the time to get them up to temp or you'll ruin them.

Charles definitely sees the bigger picture! It's also why he was so ready to have to keep re-overtaking Max.

I think everyone was a bit surprised by the tyre Deg differential between RB and Ferrari. Max for sure was. I think it's a thing on both sides where Ferrari were better than expected and RB was worse than expected.

Honestly, I've watched that overtake with every commentary I have access too and they were all surprised including me. He seemed wayyy too far away but he did it! He's been so incredible on the brakes this season! I mean the car definitely helps that, but he brakes soooo late and keeps getting it right without major lock ups.

And yes max did definitely had to back out a bit or he'd have risked them both. Which is smart. But I love it when these two battle especially in these new cars because they are both super aggressive but don't force it too much because they know they'll have another chance.

Same the last few laps killed me! I already was ready to faint! It was horrible! And then the gap also kept getting smaller because of Charles turn 3 because of the stupid throttle. I don't think I would've lasted another lap tbh. He couldn't downshift because the software doesn't allow that if the revs are too high and they were too high because of the stuck throttle. So that stupid pedal really tried to cause all the issues it could've on those last laps.

I think Mattia said that they know what the issue with Charles engine was and they think it's the same for Carlos and that they are fully focused ok fixing it. So that would be lovely if they could maybe do that like now. But at least they know what the issue is. That's a good start and often harder to figure out than one thinks.

I just love seeing Charles win lol but also the battle with him and Max have been so nice because they've been really clean. And they are for the lead so thats extra lovely.