#tedhead

[cultreslut]

happy birthday!!!!!!!!! 🫂🎉 🎂 💛

thank you ted !!!! 🫂😁💛

[christinered]

DANZAPY • Ximena Pérez (Jessica Rabbit pole dance)

Don't even pretend you never thought about Jessica Rabbit grabbing your favorite pole.

Lol...I know...I can't help it.

Enjoy it Boys

~Red

[tedhead2]

what if this is what killed me. burt lancaster has managed to stop explaining transsexuality long enough to order dinner.

[tedhead]

1975springsteen -> thrillhillvault

[willtoil4oil]

3 people messaged me to tell me that the unibomber died

[lgorstheme]

And THIS ONE is for all my Tedheads out there I love this man so dearly

[thestobingirlie]

ted wheeler is the hero of st

an explanation of the critical role ted will be playing in the final season of stranger things

everything from the past four seasons has been building to this point, and season five will bear witness to the culmination of ted wheeler’s incredible five season arc. showcasing, finally (it’s been a long wait tedheads!), that the ultimate hero of the show is the unimportant, average dad from indiana!

“But one unlikely hero might soon be rising: that’s right, Ted Wheeler (Joe Chrest) could be the hero Hawkins needs.”[1]

let’s get right into it!!

season 5 is the season of the wheeler’s

if you’re in this fandom, then you have to know that “The Wheeler family will take centre stage in Stranger Things season 5, stepping into more significant roles.”[2] Obviously anyone that’s been watching the show knows that nancy and mike, and to an extent karen, are already fairly relevant within the story. and with holly going “missing” and karen being pretty badly hurt, what new wheeler can rise to a level of importance that they haven’t previously held? that’s right baby. ted wheeler. dad of the year.

not only do we know from the duffers that the wheeler’s are stepping up in season five, we also know from multiple interviews that “a lot of the cast, pretty much from season two, have been encouraging the Duffers to get Ted more active in the show”[3]. we have inside support! for almost a decade, the cast of the show have been actively trying to uplift ted wheeler to the role he deserves. the role we all want him to take.

subverting tropes and expectations

we all know that the duffers like their unexpected narratives, they like taking tropes that the audience is used to and understands and flipping them on their head. what possible better character, that has been well-established at this point to be removed from the narrative, to be unaware of what’s going on around him, to be fairly useless and unhelpful in the times of crisis, could step up, could save the day, could break the conventions and shock audiences, other than ted?

protective father instincts

the child that ted is canonically closest with is his youngest child, holly wheeler. “Ted was being a really good father to Holly, the youngest child”[2]. the obvious route here for the final season is that after his own child goes missing, ted will finally be pulled into the mystery of the upside down, and the disappearance of his favourite child will awaken his protective instincts. as joe chrest said: “he’s a man who will always fight for his family” (chrest) [3]. he may not always understand his loved ones, he may enjoy a good nap on his chair, but ted will do anything for his children.

not to mention, we all know the importance of fathers in stranger things. ted may not be hopper, but he’s got hidden depths within him we’re yet to see (though if you’re media literate of course we can all see them lying dormant lol).

let’s get back to the great joe chrest, who’s stressed in multiple interviews: “I would love a chance to get out there and defend the kids. Ted really loves his family and would do well in that Upside Down scenario. It’s the ‘80s, too. It’s a chance for Ted to fight for his country. I’m sure he served in the military. The dude’s a patriot, for Gods’ sake.”[3]. military ted, we all know what that means right??? nancy got her beloved gun talents from her father.

did anybody order ted wheeler shooting at monsters and government officials in season five? because that’s what we’re getting baby.

the love triangle

now, we all know one of the biggest plots in the upcoming season is the culmination of the love triangle between steve, nancy and jonathan. you might be wondering how ted factors into this, but it’s very obvious with just a little close reading of the show.

nancy’s views on relationships are inspired by her parents marriage; her dad’s perceived uselessness and her mother’s apathy. i mean she says it straight up in season one!! screw that!

in order for nancy to step happily into a relationship, free from doubt and regret, those issues have to be resolved. what better way for them to be resolved than for ted wheeler, father of the year, to step up for his family and demonstrate his love and devotion for them by protecting them from the upside down and the government, and becoming an active father figure.

ted vs steve harrington

not to make everything about my little guy, but well. it’s me.

i swear though, this is a solid point!

now, in the first and second seasons, there were some pretty heavy parallels between the characters of steve and ted that were obvious for even the most casual watcher to see.

joe chrest: “…With our characters, we felt like they were almost the same guy… That [Steve] was Ted back when he was in High School.”[3]

some haters would have us believe that these parallels are just there to show stancy as unsuitable. they’re wrong.

what these parallels are actually foreshadowing is the steve harrington redemption arc that we will watch ted experience in the final season!

in the first season we’re supposed to understand ted and steve to be on the same path, if steve deviated from that path, why would his parallel character not do the same? if steve had it within him to step up, to be brave, to make a choice outside of what is expected of him, then ted has that strength within him too, he’s just never had a reason to truly unleash it.

stranger things is a show all about how the ordinary can actually be extraordinary, and who better to showcase that than ted wheeler?

dedicated to shan, one of the biggest tedheads i know 🫶

[pafbar]

how do teds tattoos work? is the area shaved or does it affect his fur somehow? was this already explained and i dont know it because im not a true tedhead?

honest to god, i don't really know how it works. it might be long lasting hair dye. if u start asking questions about it then we have to start getting into how his body hair is different than his regular fur and i don''t know that i have a really good answer for how all that works other than that im quite gay. I don't think i've ever explained it though!!! if u wish to be a true tedhead, you are. there is no requirement....

[reztruck]

Thanks for tagging me @tedhead ! Here are my 8 favourite first watches for August.

Shout out to Variety for having one of the greatest film posters.

Tagging my fellow film enjoyers (if they want to or not, no pressure): @3080ti @betelgeusing @beingharsh @gorelesbian @teethburied

[fortheturnstiles]

was tagged by some of my lovely mutuals [@juliebarnes @timrothencrantz @wutheringdyke xo] to share my top 9 first watches of the year! and here they are :-)

i watched 341 new movies this year (according to my letterboxd) so it was hard to narrow it down to only nine!! but these are the ones that resonated / have continued floating around in my mind the most. i did just watch the boy friend like three days ago but it was so awesome it had to be here. love movies :o) i probably watch too many of them but such is life

no pressure tags @milfjagger @antiquesintheattic @dejavu2006 @theamericanfriend1977 @tedhead 😁❤️🎞️

[nickyandmikey]

fave five of august, tagged by @tedhead <3 in no specific order, but Stranger by the Lake was definitely my absolute fave from the month. apparently the overarching theme was homoeroticism + violence.....😶

any mutuals that want to do this, i hereby tag you loves xoxo

[troublewithangels]

@kiurit tagged me for my five fave watched of august but i um watched like eight movies last month since i was so busy w everything so i chose some titles i just watched recently or sth i loved back in late july<3

tagging @tedhead @manderley @utenah @lafeminaridens

[johnwatersvhs]

tagged by mari @grusinskayas to list my five all time favorite films and have people vote on which one matches my vibe. thank you!!!

tagging: @judelaws-hairline @legallybrunettedotcom @byrnedavid @fortheturnstiles @challengersmp4 @bazpitch @tedhead and @theclowncowboy <3

[lovable-liar]

JUST... gonna put this here for all my Tedheads out there

Do with the bedhead what you will.

[jamesleoherlihy]

Tagged by lee @inthecut2003 to post my favorite first watches of may. Yes the idea of you made the cut idrc + have no shame. la chimera is growing on me the more i think about it like yes lets figure out a system w/o capitalism male violence taking care of one another……

Tagging @jarvismassivecocker @dyouknowwhatimean @tedhead

[tedhead2]

i can click on her (@tedhead) but i cant see into her, maybe that means she’s not lost forever