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[booasaur]

Well if I erased the last minute that was a perfect episode. Their interactions at the ambulance.

Hahaha, no, even that last minute was part of the perfection! Which, it WAS a perfect ep! Look at what happened:

Jane and Ernie looking expectantly at Lucy as if she must know where Kate is at 6am on a Saturday, which she DOES

Lucy being unbelievably flustered at Kate in a bikini like, we were expecting that from the trailer and yet I still didn't expect it'd be THAT bad, god, it was the most hilarious and painful thing ever

Lucy being super worried when finding hurt Kate and being like, I'm not leaving you!

Lucy sublimating her worry and concern over Kate by telling her to put the ice pack back on her jaw and yelling at her about how dangerous it was to go in alone

Lucy then defending Kate when her boss yelled at her + Kate's soft thank you

Lucy finding out Kate refused a promotion! To stay in Hawai'i! Possibly to stay close to her! That is some Austenian stuff

Also Lucy excitedly telling Kate's boss she'll be okay and that he's lucky to have her :)

Lucy PUMMELING that lady who hurt Kate and like, never in a million years do I think she'd hurt or kill someone because of personal feelings, but did she particularly regret what happened? I wouldn't say so

Jane seeing Kate standing at Lucy's desk (didn't I say that desk's seen more than the elevator??) and immediately leaving the two to talk; as with her and Ernie looking at her earlier during the 6am thing and Jesse gently stepping in to defend Kate at the ambulance, I LOVE when other main characters are involved because writers have historically been very reluctant to expand f/f storylines into others' spaces

Oof, where even to begin with that Kate/Lucy convo? Kate just being there was great, and it starting with Friendly banter, as they'd agreed to return to after Kate's apology in 1x17, also, "you should be horizontal", like, we know you subconsciously think so, Luce

Lucy's "she won't be hurting anyone anymore" and pointed nod at Kate's sling, indicating how invested she'd been in getting the person who hurt Kate

Lucy apologizing for being hard on Kate earlier! Which, yes, just because she's worried doesn't mean she can just take it out on her, so while it was understandable, it wasn't right, and Lucy realized and apologized on her own, and so crucially, given these last few episodes, showing in practice how she views apologies, freely and quickly given when deserved

Lucy's surfing philosophy--and then the mood immediately changing from them laughing about it as Lucy almost brings up who she was seeing, the kahuna Ernie mentioned, but Kate most likely assuming she means seeing as in dating, at which her whole face wobbles and falls, which, yeah, Lucy is casually dating but nobody she'd bring up in conversation so meaningfully, the way Kate thinks is happening

Lucy visibly fighting herself and then HAVING to ask if Kate stayed in Hawai'i for her, and she did! I know people were all like, tbh, I want her to have stayed for career reasons too, but not me, I LOVED that she stayed for Lucy, muahahaha. "Because I wanted to be closer to you?" I love how freaking open that is

Poor Lucy realizing how much she isn't in a place to process this, and shutting it all down before she gives in to the temptation of thinking Kate loved--loves her and they could be a thing and then she could be hurt all over again

"I loved you, Kate." Aaah, she said Kate! Also, loved you, of course, also, like, kind of major, but she said Kate. :> And poor Kate as Lucy walked off. :<

Now okay, so that last minute. I mean, the way Lucy had to steel herself and take that steadying breath before plastering on a smile and walking up to the date? It's only further proof of how NOT over Kate she is, while also setting up a delicious obstacle to climb over in the upcoming eps (sorry to other lady, who seems nice enough). Lucy's heart isn't into her at all and actually I'm pleased that they're granting this time to Lucy (and Kacy the ship, since it's still part of their dynamic), because in other shows Lucy'd just have disappeared off screen after that talk with Kate and we'd just be told instead of shown that she's trying to move on

[booasaur]

how long ago was juliantina?

It ended in March of 2019, so it's been a while!

[booasaur]

Do you know anyone writing fic for crush? I thought they were so cute and I need to see what else happens! We probably won't get a sequel lmao

And another anon:

Sooooo are people writing aj/paige fic yet? because, they're the cutest and I need it. also, anyone casually notice some handholding between Gabs and Chantal in that last scene?? or am i officially losing it

I really hope people are! I wouldn't expect a sequel, but good thing is we don't really need one.

They were characterized so cleanly, like you had such a good sense of their personalities and dynamics, and the movie ended at a point where fic could really expand well. Going to art programs, possibly for both of them, AJ communicating more with Gabby as well as her parents, picking colleges, dating, there's a whole fun sweet world out there for them. I'd love for Paige to continue track too, actually.

And yeah, apparently Gabby and Chantal at the end? THOUGH, I mean, she is still kinda weird and not a good witch, if she stole Gabby's hair back in freshman year and had to do six attempts. Buuut, on the other hand, she might have actually gotten them together by scaring them off together at the party. Her and the coach and Dillon...and the principal...honestly, it took a village for real. Maybe Chantal's work was cut out for her. :o

[booasaur]

ngl some of the outfits from Crush were cute lml

They really were, tbh, the whole vibe was just...like, for example, we didn't get a scene where Paige fretted over what clothes to wear to a party or that kind of thing, it was all just so nice and easy breezy.

[booasaur]

we only got some behind the scenes stuff yesterday but at least we know we’re getting real content this week for first kill

Oh, aw, but still, like I said, I wouldn't want them to rush through releasing everything. I just hope, of course, that they have some good stuff to release. :)

[booasaur]

Boo a question. It was just me, or Aj’s hair sometimes was blue?

I don't think, it's just very black? And the lighting in certain scenes sometimes reflected off her hair?

[booasaur]

Have you seen the new episode of First Ladies?? I thought there wasn’t gonna be any gay with Eleanor because they’re going back in time. Glad I was wrong, because what’s gayer than going to an all-girls school and learning about “sapphists”. Hope we’ll get more next episode. I’m also enjoying the other storylines too. Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, a queen playing another queen 👑 *chefs kiss*

I did! And like you, I didn't expect anything like SAPPHIST TEACHERS?? Or alluded to, anyway. But young Eleanor immediately filing that away, lol. Eliza Scanlen did really well, I hope the Sharp Objects girlies are paying attention. It looks like she'll be in more eps from IMDB and presumably gayer stuff is ahead.

From the preview, it seems we're heading back to the older versions for at least some of the ep. Definitely will be glad to see that! I've heard a lot of comments about Viola Davis but I have to say, for someone not looking that much physically like Michelle Obama, it feels like her. :o

[booasaur]

i wish more people who watched NCIS: Hawai'i enjoyed the ANGST they are giving us instead of coming up with sad theories. I get it, we have been burned before but NOTHING points out to the writers getting rid of one of them soon. And, the best, it is angst that doesn't assassinate their characters. You can see from where each of them is coming from. Like oh my god every single scene in 1x20 was a GIFT. So sad but also amazing. Anyway, can't wait for the next eps!

Lol, if I had a wish list for people consuming media. :P

But yeah, this is a really tough situation. I can't blame people for remembering bad experiences when they've been so plentiful and recent, and especially when the one thing that always stands out to me is how much they blame themselves after, "I should have known better, how could I be so stupid?" Nobody wants to be made a fool of again, get invested and hurt again.

But, to your point, I wish it was more case by case, judging each situation on its own merits. Because like you said, they seem to be handling this--but you know, actually, no, let's put that aside. Not just because a lot of these seem fine until they're, but because it doesn't change how people should behave.

Let's say someone HAS decided that it looks like NCIS: Hawai'i's gonna, for example, get rid of Kate. Even then, it's just good etiquette to keep your catastrophizing to your lane. Not something to put on other people, whether it's general fans or the writers.

[booasaur]

Some good (albeit angsty) Kacy stuff tonight, but its weird that this had a very similar plot to the NCIS LA ep the night before- I mean, female Latina assassin going after folks to try and stop testimony implicating American gun manufacturers smuggling weapons to drug cartels in Mexico and South America? Like I don't think the two cases are connected, but its odd that they were pretty similar, and its hard to believe the writing teams coincidentally came up with the same idea at the same time.

Wow, that IS a very specific set of circumstances coming together. Surely they would have known what the other team was writing and as you said, even if they didn't, for them to do such a similar case in the same week...that's beyond coincidental. Or is it? Maybe it's based off a real case or like, a movie they saw together or something, lol.

[booasaur]

Hi! I never seen Juliatana but one of the actresses is wlw in another show Senorita 89! It was hot and romantic! Though I think it didn’t well…

Yeah, it didn't end well. I ended up not actually watching--oh, actually, that reminds me, I still have that subscription I need to cancel at some point. But yeah, the thing is, the spoilery bad thing happened at the very start, right, which I guess is why fans weren't so angry and upset about it. But in the slew of not great endings lately, I just didn't want to watch.

[booasaur]

I know this is old news but have you watched The stripper on YouTube? What do you think? 👀

I'm sorry, anon, I haven't. Webseries and I don't seem to jibe very well.