#please come back at least once after u finish the season bc I can't wait to hear your thoughts about the pacing in the last episode mfkdns

[dykedivorce]

Hii. this is the mfs anon who has made her way to mid-s2 and here's my bi-weekly report.

The show itself is such a deeply frustrating watch. Because I get suckerpunched everytime the writers accidentally stumble upon fascinating Concepts (How the handfasting rituals reduces witches to prized mares! Do mothers ever want their daughters if they were forced to have them to continue their bloodlines? Men still having more agency over their bodies in This World??? its more likely than you think!!!)

Except they never fucking commit. Sandwiching these tiny glimpses of a more complex world with cw-tier romances, weak dialogue and terrible pacing.

But then the show gives me tally and raelle having their domestic fall hallmark movie moment in ep 6 and im like, :/ ok ill keep watching for This and all the war crime mommies :/

I love youuuuu yes yes exactly!! I've used the word 'frustrating' every single time I've talked about mfs with someone. The premise is so interesting, there are bits and pieces that are so good and full of potential and complexity, the main characters are well-rounded and their relationships with each other are compelling. And yet, somehow, the experience of watching the show feels so below all of what's good about it that you can't help but go a little ???? what tf happened here....

And yes totally agree, the approach to handfasting was one of THE most frustrating thing for me in S2, because it could have said SO much about Petra/Abigail especially, but also about most mother/daughter dynamics on the show. They could have tied that nicely with a reflexion on legacy that would have suited Abigail's arc (i.e going against expectations but still upholding her legacy by trying to emulate Jem and her power) and Adil's (is there a point upholding your ancestral values when they put the last of your line at risk of extinction?). Maybe even Tally's (dealing with Alder's legacy rather than her own, at least until 2x09-10). They could even have addressed the critic in your second message! Does every older woman have to be a Mom? kind of, when they're literally forced to be mothers! (Although the funniest failure on that front imo is trying to make Alder maternal because they clearly didn't give the memo to Lyne Renee). But they did none of that and instead introduced a huge idea, explored it not at all and dropped it indefinitely.