#yes this was about 911

[lovecolibri]

#and I just think if you keep praising a show for feeding you crumbs and telling everyone to shut up and be grateful for what you get

#then the show will just....keep doing the literal least amount possible just because they can

Lolll if I could reblog this 1000 times I would 💯 ppl should start demand BETTER from showrunners. It is not a crime to criticize a show for narrative plot holes!

Remember when Buck/Chim never had a follow up convo after the punch? Yeah, we need those resolutions on screen

Look, I get that shows are never going to be able to please everyone! It's just NOT possible and I think it takes some guts to stick to the story you want to tell. But also, these people are not writing fanfic for free and then getting ragged on. They are being paid to tell a story that people will tune in to see. And sometimes, something will come up with a plotline or actor chemistry that no one was expecting! You hear published authors talk about it all the time that this is where the story wanted to go, and I had other plans, but this was what needed to happen to stay true to the story and characters. (or they admit they had to go back and change something because there wasn't a way to get the resolution they wanted so to change the outcome, they had to change the set up.) But there are a lot of showrunners who are more interested in checking things off their "this is the drama/storylines I want to do" list without taking any of the characters into account and forcing them into fitting the story instead of allowing the characters to drive the plots. And that's what gets to me, is that they can have solid gold in their hands, that they themselves made, and be like, "well I didn't think of it that way first, so now I'm not gonna do it!" like they're 5. And once they know something is happening, some would rather wreck their show/movie/storytelling/characters, rather than continue doing something the audience picked up on that they maybe didn't realize they were doing. (Or, like some media obsessed with spoiler culture does, change everything because people guessed a "twist" from the clues they were given which is...actually the point?!?!)

But to me it's worse when people try to justify it because then the creators KNOW they can get away with it being shitty and people are SO starved for representation and for being right about a thing this time, that they will accept the absolute bare minimum because it's better than nothing. More diversity and representation all around, all the time, always.

Also, this show in particular has been super bad about having things happen on screen because the showrunner clearly thinks those things are not important (see, the two major scenes her boss said she had to include in 4x14 that she didn't think were needed) and has said herself that she struggles to write plots and fill a whole episode. (RIP to the "there isn't enough time to show everything" folks, turns out she just doesn't think things are important to show OR talk about, and adds filler because she doesn't know what else to do!)

[cthulhum]

does anyone realize how crazy it is to have the actor of a mostly headcanoned queer ship say the fans were never crazy and they were right all along after 10+ years of everyone just absolutely going nuts over the said queerbaited ship

[sunglassesmish]

a few years later here we are.

oliver stark THE MAN THAT YOU ARE

[neverevan]

9-1-1 • S4E08 || S7E09 // Sometimes people come back, but they come back wrong. // ↳ for anonymous

[excuseme-greentea]

we've heard so many characters say "tommy is so cool" and I love that he's absolutely not cool when it comes to buck. that man is gone for him. giving him time, not wanting to pressure him, reassuring him with words and looks and little touches and all-encompassing hugs where he buries his face in his neck, apologizing for having to leave him or arriving late because he doesn't want him to think he doesn't matter. sorry for being sappy for a moment but tommy is actually so warm

[littlelord]

watching castiel’s impact on queer media feels like when jesus died and his disciples were devastated but they still saw all the good his death did for the world

[iinryer]

“i’m holding my breath for you”

lyrics from swimming pool by the front bottoms

[theladyyavilee]

you all know the drill, corporate needs you to find the difference between these two pictures 🤣🤣🤣

[tawaifeddiediaz]

it’s just really interesting that you have ryan being so self-aware of the fact that buck and eddie are the worst at relationships with anyone except each other which means the writers definitely know it too, and they still chose to have buck talk about dating with chris.

in the single, first, most impressionable episode that’s supposed to introduce buck, eddie and chris to the abc audience, you have them deliberately choosing buck instead of say, bobby (in terms of people eddie goes to for advice), who has two successful relationships under his belt and constantly gives eddie relationship advice specifically.

you have them deliberately introducing them as a family unit and it’s…a choice…

[housewifebuck]

buck + sitting bisexually

[xofemeraldstars]

OH HE'S SWOONING

[tenisperfection]

Before the hand-wringing about this episode starts I’ve got to say that this moment right now is the most certain I’ve ever been that Buck and Eddie are endgame.

[lover-of-mine]

[neverevan]

Buck and Eddie being an absolute mess on the day of the madney wedding +bonus

[bloodydeanwinchester]

“im an ally” is 100% something dean would say while on a date with a dude

[evanbi-ckley]

I will continue to draw 25, do not test me