#the way katya watches

[astridellejo]

Sofia and Katya

[homicidalbrunette]

Here's 3 minutes of Katya and Trixie acting like an old married couple

[petrovna-zamo]

I’m going to frame these

[a-flickering-soul]

katya + sofia + love that kills, love that lies, love that betrays, love that burns

[cardblade]

Trixie Mattel & Katya React to Love Is Blind Season 3 | I Like to Watch | Netflix

[ayda-agueforts]

I could write a whole fucking essay about sofia’s character as a reflection of the girl katya could have been if circumstances were different and she hadn’t had to become an ice queen just to survive. like sofia is an expression of katya’s forbidden desires, not only in the sense of her repressed romantic feelings for other woman, but as an exploration of a simpler, kinder life that katya could have had if she hadn’t gotten wrapped up with goncharov and her family’s ambitions. sadly I don’t have time to write a thesis about mafia movie lesbians from the 70’s

[momochizoey]

I know the clock symbolism has been talked to death already, but what I haven't seen anyone mention is Katya's watch!

In the boat scene, Katya's escape plan hinges entirely on the perfect timing: Sofia's stumble, Andrey's distraction, the cigarette, all of it. And she makes it! Her timing is perfect to the millisecond, which she could because of her very expensive Swiss watch, the one she asked Goncharov for for their anniversary.

Just one problem: her watch was actually ahead by 12 seconds.

She was extremely lucky that the timing actually called for a slight delay, but there was no way she could've known that, or even that her watch watch was delayed. The only reason we know, is that if you pay attention you notice the clock tower rings 12 seconds after her watch said it should have. And yes, you could argue that that was a delay on the clocktower's part, or perhaps even a mistake of the film crew, but if there's one thing we know about Martin Scorsese it's that nothing in this movie has been unintentional.

And my heart just aches for Katya because it's the foreshadowing of it all. She did everything right, acting correctly with the information she had, and it was pure luck, fate almost, that it worked out this time. But in the final scenes (when she's noticeably wearing a different watch, the Italian one given to her by Sofia, that does run perfectly on time), her betrayal of both Goncharov and Sofia is also the only correct course of action she could have taken given the information she had, only this time it doesn't work out. It's the perfection that leads to her downfall: by attempting to control her fate she actually ensured that fate couldn't give her the help she needed. By trying to shackle time, she actually bound herself to it, mercilessly dragged into the gearbox until she's ground down by the clockwork of time.

And that's not even mentioning the red-stained strap of the new watch! It's suggested to symbolise her determination, willpower and leadership at first (making excellent use of colour theory), but it actually has its meaning flipped on its head, because Scorsese actually uses the much rarer negative connotations of red, symbolising danger, violence and anger, again foreshadowing her path.

[georgierre]

NOW WHO WAS GONNA TELL ME.

[quadrantadvisor]

What your favorite Goncharov (1973) ship says about you:

Goncharov/Andrey: You believe in the inherent homoeroticism of unhealthy codependency and mutual self-destruction (also you watched the film and have eyes)

Katya/Sofia: You think Sofia deserved more screen time and also you're gay.

Andrey/Mario: You've been looking at gif sets of every time they lock eyes with eachother for 6 hours now. You are weeping and gnashing your teeth.

Andrey/Ice Pick Joe: You either have very strong opinions about the integrity of the film's messaging and want to preserve Goncharov's death but let the most traumatized characters involved find solace in eachother and heal, OR Ice Pick Joe is your little meow meow.

Goncharov/Mario: You believe in the inherent homoeroticism of planning your boss's murder.

Andrey/Goncharov/Mario: You just wish everyone could get along. Also a 99% chance that you enjoy fluffy modern aus.

Valery/Sofia: At this point these characters are basically your ocs and you're having a great time.

Goncharov/Katya: EITHER you are one of the most interesting people in the fandom and you've written essay-length analysis posts about the enduring complexity of their marriage and how it both pits them against eachother and leaves them as one another's only allies in a harsh and unforgiving world, or you're boring and straight.

Andrey/Katya: You're straight but you stan Andrey.

Mario/Ice Pick Joe: The only thing you care about is fucked up little guys.

[lonelycowgirls]

Emrata is my Jolene

[bisexualisopod]

bitches make a tumblr account and then never make any content of their own and literally just reblog shit every day. its me. im bitches

[lesbinewren]

kinda obsessed with goncharov ngl

[starscreamingg]

Something I'm thinking about in regards to goncharov is that like

If it was ever really made. Like an actual real film.

Would it be even half as inspiring as the theoretical gonchorav that we all hold in our hearts

[cottageivy]

i’ve never been a reality tv show person, but i started the queer ultimatum show and i’m enjoying it despite it, but i do feel like a grandmother clutching her pearls bc i’m like “they show this on the tv???” mostly about the sex bc i just did not realize they just straight up out sex noises in aksbsj