#tawog.txt

[phoebespenglers]

the whole idea of gumball is that it's self aware, right. like. there are multiple characters in the show who know they live in a tv show - rob, sarah, and banana barbara to an extent. but they don't control what goes on in it.

that's not to say they haven't tried, though. intentionally or non-intentionally.

rob is gumball's nemesis and is constantly trying to foil him, but always ends up getting defeated (poor rob. he doesn't deserve that) because he's the show's antagonist and the second he beats gumball, which won't happen - the universe probably implodes (we have seen this happen, btw. when something happens in the World that isn't meant to, such as richard getting a job, the laws of the universe go out the fucking window.) rob can't control shit, even if he's tried by getting the universal remote or turning the characters into humans.

and then we have sarah in "the shippening", who accidentally stumbles upon the CN magic writing book that causes anything one writes in it to come to life - of course, sarah isn't aware it has this power and that she can, essentially, control the entire world until gumball and darwin jump in to stop her from destroying everything. sarah isn't going to destroy the World, though. she's not an enemy of gumball - she's one of his best friends. but she also knows that she's living in a tv show, as referenced in MULTIPLE episodes (such as "the fan" where she sings the outro music), though she doesn't really seem to have an issue with that lol, like rob does. anyway. the point is, she has accidentally tried to control the world and failed because of gumball's interference.

and finally, we have banana barbara. and she's. well. i think her "burnout" did fry her brain, but it also opened her mind. like. she knows more than she can physically let on, so she paints to communicate. she definitely knows the World is ending. she was predicting the future all the way back in season 3, in "the oracle" with the watterson family void painting, which is honestly. really fucking good foreshadowing by the writers. lol. one could also say that she controls the future, since it's shown in "the future" that anything she paints will come true, so she can choose to change the future - but actually, that would be incorrect!! she can only paint "what's left" of the future. which is. ominous. also, she seems to deliberately choose not to fuck everything up with her painting powers, and whether she is doing this intentionally because she knows how much damage that would cause, or non-intentionally because she's too off in her own world, i don't know. banana barbara i am Staring at you.

but anyway. my point is, these side characters have tried to control what happens in the show through their own means, but have ultimately been unsuccessful. and why is that?

because the show isn't called "the amazing world of rob" or "the amazing world of sarah" or "the amazing world of banana barbara". it's the amazing world of gumball. this is GUMBALL'S world. yk why his ego is so goddamn huge??? because he is inadvertently controlling the entire world and what goes on in it. whether the other characters like it or not, this is HIS WORLD and he can do whatever the fuck he wants in it! the world quite literally revolves around him! but here's the thing. he has one Major disadvantage.

he doesn't know that he lives in a tv show, like the other three do.

he can't see that "none of this is real". he has no idea. he thinks he lives in this perfect little world where "nothing can go wrong". and because of this, he has no idea that he CONTROLS it all. he controls it all naturally. because that's how he is. egotistical. he thinks the world revolves around him, because it DOES, but he doesn't actually know it does. which makes him all the more powerful and also really fucking dangerous. because he's unpredictable. we don't KNOW wtf he's gonna do to affect the show, whereas rob, sarah, and bb are all doing what they do whilst knowing they are in a tv show.

which is literally why gumball watterson caused the downfall of his own tv show. HE made rob like that. HE made rob figure out that he lived in a tv show after putting him in the void, which caused him to do all of that shit with the remote and trying to turn the characters into humans. had gumball not villainized rob, the show probably could've ended more normally. and like, obviously this was a writing choice from the shows' creators but if we look at it like this then - yeah. show plot-wise, gumball started and ended the show. or - he's going to end it. eventually.

what i'm getting at here is since there's going to be a s7, i have a prediction that in the last episode or two (if they do a two parter) gumball is going to somehow figure out that he lives in a tv show. maybe from rob, maybe from previous events that foreshadowed this happening. idk. and in the final moments of the show, everything will be getting destroyed. there will be no resolution in sight. and why is that?

because gumball has not yet accepted that it's time for the show to end.

so he's faced with two choices:

1. let the creators end the show against his will (because, obviously, they are the powers that be here) with no resolution because this can't go on forever. everyone is suffering, getting sucked into the void, etc. the audience is left unhappy, like they were at the end of s6.

2. the better option. he accepts that the show is ending and stops the suffering in the process - because, again, he controls everything. the ending of the show is gumball accepting that it's over. they've had a good run, but it's time to go now. and with that, the show ends. credits roll. tears are probably shed.

THAT is how i think they should end the show. anyway.

[lighthouseas]

crazy to me that gumball and penny are literally the embodiment of the "your beauty never ever scared me" tiktok trend. absolutely bonkers. anyways penball for the win

[phoebespenglers]

i am of the firm belief that all of the hot dog guy episodes exist to reinforce the fact that gumball is bisexual

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the hug is literally the gayest episode in the entire series i love it so much

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one thing about the penball kiss that my emotional ass will never fully get over is the fact that when gumball kissed her in the woods, they made it a point to make her cycle through all of her forms without gumball pulling away. and this was to show that gumball kissing her made her feel a lot, obviously, but it was also there to show that gumball would still love her no matter what she looked like!!!! because it wasn't how she was. it was just how she felt. and he still loved her and wanted to be her boyfriend regardless. and like. i think all of the themes surrounding penny/gumball especially are all applicable in real life, too - like. you WILL find someone who loves the real you, regardless of what you look like or how you might feel sometimes. you are not undeserving of love because some people may see you as "different", and you're certainly not a monster. and idk tawog is a comedy show right but it's things like this that make me emotional and make me love the show even more. Anyway

[phoebespenglers]

my episode proposals for s7 of gumball:

the cat - an episode centering around gumball being. a cat. because the one time the show has really made him act like a cat that i can remember is when darwin scratched him under the chin and he purred (which. btw. was adorable). anyway that's basically the entire episode yeah

the cancelling - gumball gets cancelled on the elmore equivalent of twitter for being quote unquote "problematic". gumball then proceeds to go around elmore and prove that everyone does the same "problematic" things he does, they're just not as public about it. lots of jokes are made about buzzwords and cancel culture and how generally ridiculous all of it is. AND THE EPISODE ENDS because the elmore equivalent of twitter has decided to cancel the entirety of tawog because all of it is problematic (thanks to gumball showing them it is, of course). VERY much a 4th wall break episode.

okay. those are my episode proposals love u bye

[phoebespenglers]

🎶SO KEEP FOLLOWING THE LIGHT NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOUR HEART ACHES🎶

YES U GET IT U GET IT.

[phoebespenglers]

watching the faith and crying like okay the world sucks but that doesn't mean your life has to. some things can be pretty beautiful actually

[phoebespenglers]

hmmmm thinking abt gumball's One True Enemy quite literally being the narrative. i love this show

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penny fitzgerald IS trans btw. if you even care.

[phoebespenglers]

still not over the inquisition's final music being the tawog theme but more ominous (because their world is ending) and left unfinished. because the story was not finished yet. so the theme song could not end for the final time.

only for them to announce a s7 4 fucking years later like. crazy shit

[phoebespenglers]

2 things i absolutely adore about penny and gumball:

penny is taller than gumball

penny played the princess and gumball played the beast in their school play, but in the end it ended up being reversed with them - with penny being the "beast" (not really but she thought she was at first) and gumball being the "princess" lmao

[phoebespenglers]

the candidate is just one big metaphor for american politics like. right down to them ignoring climate change until it's too late

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LMAO people are reblogging that gumball analysis post oh no. Well. hello. i am being perceived I Guess

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rob did not die btw. he survived the void once he can do it again trust

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saddest thing about "the factory" episode of gumball is that it's not even a joke anymore it's just true