anyways. thinking always about mia never wearing a skirt or dress again after her first issue.
thinking about her almost always having her hair in a ponytail after her first issue. (and the few times she doesn't, its when shes at home and particularly stressed out. when ollie was lying to her about joanna, after her diagnosis, after red hood. this was all on purpose to ME)
thinking about her fingernails, painted black in her first issue, being painted pink or red every issue after
thinking about her in her crop tops and cargo pants. in pink shirts and jeans. in jackets and sneakers and too-big tees and pyjamas. in the safety of wearing clothes for no one but herself
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ok yes i know the crane wives JUST released scars and i should probably be talking about that but there's something about the bitter medicine music video that gets me everytime yk
because, ok, you can read a lot into those paint balloons. based on the way the band reacts to the paint splattering on them, and how they're attacking the balloons by the end, these darn plastic bubbles have to mean SOMETHING
right. so. soap box time
my interpretation is that the balloons themselves represent intrusive/unwanted/anxious thoughts, which is why there's always a surprised and distasteful reaction to their sudden appearances. now, because those initial paint splatterings are uncomfortable, there's a section of the video where the balloons aren't intentionally being popped, right. but if you don't pop those balloons they pile up, and make your living conditions cluttered with unwanted material
during the avoidance stage the band gets good at dodging the incoming, swooping clusters of balloons. ducking under, reeling back, swinging to the side, all while still jamming out with eachother. avoidance is a skill, an important one, somethings NEED to be put off for later, and in the meantime you need to remain calm and continue what you're doing. but that Later has to come.
i believe its during the second verse when Petersmark comes home, to a room cluttered with balloons and paint, to climb back in bed. (and i love this part) but she starts being swallowed whole by the mattress and sheets. she gets pulled under. and it takes the HELP of The Band to pull her out again! struggling, working together, they pull Petersmark out of the bed so the four can pick up drumsticks and forks to attack those darn balloons
because here's the thing, in my interpretation the paint - being splattered with the paint - is symbolic of actually facing, unpacking, and working through those unwanted thoughts and feelings. its unpleasant, it can be gross, it takes a level of being fed up with having the balloons being there, taking up space, to actually begin. but you have to do it, and you don't have to do it alone.
i really love the acting in this video, i love how determind Pillsbury, Rickabus, and Zito are to help Petersmark, unwaveringly so. i love how despite their unpleasant reactions to the paint splattering them earlier in the video, they show no hesitation in popping the balloons later on. the lyrics talk about keeping your ugly parts inside so nobody else has to be hurt or disgusted by them, but the band literally exemplify how willing good people will be to help you - to see you - if you open up.
its lovely, is what im saying. its also a banger, god i love this song
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