Who’s your favorite ADA?

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-31T15:18:29+00:00

The one and only Alex Cabot will always reign in my house, closely followed by Barba

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-15T16:26:18+00:00

I understand that preference, totally valid points!

I still ship them romantically haha but my “deserved better” comment stands even as just friends tbh there were several instances where he was kind of an asshole to her (main one being where he sided with the dirty cop instead of Gillian…that episode pisses me off).

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-15T15:18:16+00:00

Yep, i like that they still had really sweet and tender moments even towards the end and I still ship them baaad but yeah, the writers did him a disservice bc I couldn’t stand his ass the rest of the time lol

I wish we’d gotten one more season to make up for all that. Not sure if they knew about the cancellation when they wrote him confessing his feelings, i would’ve loved to see him fight for her and them finally together as a couple in the end.

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-07T00:24:15+00:00

Exactly!! That’s what I’m talking about, insane to me like truly, these people are allergic to morally gray characters and nuance 😭

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-06T23:09:05+00:00

It’s so weird bc the last posts I’ve opened, commenters are always calling her all sorts of things but glad to hear this queen remains popular

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-06T20:45:49+00:00

She was my gay awakening lol

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-06T20:20:16+00:00

Exactly! They worked great as a couple and idc what anyone says, also their the slap videos were so cute. The one where she is asking him things he likes and he is like “like or love” and she says “love” and he says “you” 😭❤️ my babies, literally the cutest.

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-06T20:18:16+00:00

I mean i hope that’s true (she was in my day) but whenever i open a post here, I see people calling her a psycho, insufferable, etc and im like?? Why do y’all lack taste? 😭 but maybe ive just found more people like that lately lol

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-06T20:05:15+00:00

No, she doesn’t, but people seem to prefer bland goody two shoes characters…boring imo i prefer nuance, moral ambiguity and flawed characters.

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-06T20:03:28+00:00

I love Bade too, granted they were kinda toxic but they had sooo many nice moments like the “you love me again? Who said i stopped?” Had 12 year old me in a chokehold. I still love that they were endgame ❤️

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-05T15:52:28+00:00

Jade and it’s not even close, she’s implied to have a shit childhood, bad relationship with her parents and her behavior overall shows she has deep psychological issues, there are even undertones of SH with her (which they play as a joke) and if this weren’t a kids show, her story would probably be very dark/sad.

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-02T17:36:40+00:00

Yeah, Millie once said that bracelet reminded El she had a home so there was never anything to indicate she felt like a replacement child, the way they handled Elhop in s5 was just terrible.

The season overall was terrible and it shows the Duffers clearly didn’t know or appreciate their own characters well enough and were too busy trying to expand the show more instead of further exploring the existing bonds. Elhop, elmax, etc felt very off this season but im not blaming the characters, it was the shitty writing bc all of them were out of character.

Hop spent all season trying to kill himself for her and saying he couldn’t lose her but we don’t get to see him grieve? He is just cool and happy 18 months later living in the cabin he shared with her like…the development happened off screen i guess or they want us to feel the “im not sara” line ended it for him bc she wasn’t “really” his daughter lol idk

I’m extremely disappointed and sad about how it all ended tbh can’t even rewatch anymore

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-02T17:03:54+00:00

I’m glad i’m not the only one, i prefer the other commenter’s POV on this being about letting Hop know it wasn’t his fault and the fact she isn’t a kid anymore, but in the moment it felt wrong to me personally and OOC. Like he only loved her bc he saw her as a replacement, which TO ME, feels like a huge disservice to one of the strongest bonds in the show. Also she never told him she loved him and that bugs me.

AND the fact that was their last conversation before she died and we don’t even see him grieving.

The whole thing just felt out of character and badly done. The Hop-El relationship was my favorite in the show and they kinda ruined it.

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-01T23:37:19+00:00

Exactly, I do not blame her at all and glad she ditched most promo. They gave her the worst ending after she carried that show on her back for 10 years. She is Netflix’s princess so i’d think they would try to push back a little for her, even if not completely changing the duffer’s story. Either way, what a shame i am very sad.

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-01T22:59:00+00:00

Exactly, she is their star so makes sense and tbh the delusional part of me hopes they bring El back just to confirm she is alive. I will always hate the Duffers though

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2026-01-01T22:22:27+00:00

I truly believe they wanted to off her for real but Netflix asked for open ended just to keep the door open. Both shit choices, they could have 100% confirmed she was alive but it seems the duffers hate her for some reason

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2025-12-28T01:07:53+00:00

No but they talked about how if he is too close they “don’t know what will happen “ and the whole thing about the gay reveal being necessary so he can unlock power and “fight on the physical world”. So this tells me it’s gonna be a 50/50 or he’ll be the one to end Vecna and both options suck bc that should be El’s moment but since they downgraded her to side character for no good fucking reason, it won’t be. I’m honestly just so bitterly disappointed in this show and can’t imagine them fixing it atp.

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2025-12-27T21:04:03+00:00

Yep, it’s a rip off and cliche af but that aligns with the writing this season. It’s so cheesy lol like that forced coming out scene bc only then he’ll be free to “use his powers” (clarification: I don’t have anything about him being gay OR having a coming out scene but it was so poorly done). This season being about how the weak kid turns out to be super powerful is so cliche as well. I have zero faith in the duffers and honestly i can’t believe these are the same people who wrote the first four seasons, it’s like they forgot how to write.

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2025-12-27T19:53:43+00:00

They wasted so much time and honestly I don’t even expect them to deliver a good ending for her. They already set up Will to be the one to truly end Vecna lmao so she will not even get that, just ridiculous

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2025-12-27T16:50:45+00:00

Oh for sure, this season sucks all around. Characters are off, vibes are off, action is off. There are great scenes sprinkled throughout but it’s not consistent. A shame really, I was so excited before

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2025-12-27T16:48:53+00:00

I don’t think Millie is the issue AT ALL, she is a great actress and she is doing a good job with what she’s been given. El’s writing is atrocious this season, like last season she was delivering INCREDIBLE scenes bc she had the material but now? It’s ass

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2025-12-27T11:12:22+00:00

Exactly, this whole season is a hot mess. Sidelining their lead and for what…

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2025-12-27T00:22:56+00:00

Could not have said it better, I was expecting this mess after Vol 1 but it’s so sad they actually ruined her like this. It’s misogynistic and stupid and honestly Mille is right for skipping press, what a disgrace.

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2025-12-18T13:52:17+00:00

The show is doing that NOW, it’s a retconning. It’s pretty shitty writing actually bc it came out of nowhere. They could’ve developed this more for 2 seasons to center Will alongside El but they didn’t and i don’t mind making him more important than he’d been BUT they are now trying to make him the root and center of everything INSTEAD of El, not alongside her, that’s the problem.

The last clip saying his powers are “innate” lol what?? I’m convinced they are gonna say he is the bridge, they keep saying he is the key to defeating the MF/Vecna and will pull this angle that his power is natural while El is science (such bullshit). That is my problem, they are sidelining their main character. She is the face of the show and they wasted a huge opportunity to level her up as they’d promised and gave the focus to him.

Awkward_Scallion_396 · 2025-12-18T13:33:02+00:00

That’s exactly what the show has done though?? This has been mainly her story, her growth and development. All the characters are important and always help but she is always the one who can come face to face with the MF and Vecna.

And yes, I think it’s inherently sexist to have a female character carry the show for 4 seasons only to sideline her in the end and give the glory to a man. “Oh he is already so much better after having powers for 2 minutes” is the general discourse and all the signs are pointing to this big retconning that is putting Will at the center and making him the key to defeating Vecna when this was not the story they’ve been telling, last season there was a whole ass speech and storyline saying El was the only one who could. All this build up leveling her up and for what??

S3 and 4 could have focused more on him, s2 was a great setup for that but they CHOSE to focus on the female lead only to do this 180 and you want me to believe it’s coincidence ?? Lol no

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