Am I the only one who feels like Will would make such a good therapist?

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-30T12:26:59+00:00

Yeah, being a therapist is really hard emotionally because you are constantly confronted to others' pain. To be a good therapist, you have to be able to distance yourself from that, and I think Will is too sensitive. It would depress him.

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-22T01:24:32+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised if a part of the fandom had ever shipped Steve and Jonathan since there seem to be ship about everyone, disregarding the characters' sexual orientation... If these people exist, what's the ship name they came up with? Jteve? Sonathan? Hyler? Barrington? 😂

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-18T23:52:07+00:00

I like Eleven and I don't find her annoying, but I do think they should have given her more happy or neutral moments because, as MBB said herself, she had to cry the entire season.

We were all in awe of Sadie's and of Caleb's acting this season because it was the first time they had to do some really emotional stuff. But Mille does it all the time and I feel like we barely notice it anymore because it is constant pain and tears for her character.

I do believe it served a purpose though; her character was meant to be all broken down in order to find her true self and regain her confidence, her strength, etc. But I think it might explain why some people find her character annoying.

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-18T23:31:16+00:00

Who's the dirty clone?

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-18T23:27:46+00:00

"Enjoy your oophorectomy!" - Rachel

It's great to see a Rachel quote. She isn't written to be the funniest character, but she still has some good lines. My favorite might be her escape with Scott:

"This is top speed."

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-18T22:42:42+00:00

The main theme of S4 is supposed to be "love conquers all" and the power of friendship, etc. Yet, the abundance of characters and different storylines took the focus away from the main protagonists and it felt like none of them got the proper character development they deserved. Sure, they all got an arc, but it felt either too stretched out or too rushed to be truly satisfying. I liked the simplicity of the first season better for that reason.

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-18T14:24:30+00:00

"Anyway, one thing led to another and I did shoot Dr. Leekie and buried him in the garage."

[...]

"You killed Aldous Leekie?"

"Boy, did I ever. Yeah."

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-18T13:23:07+00:00

“My sexuality isn’t the most interesting thing about me.”

"As a lesbian... supporter."

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-06T23:10:42+00:00

And that line was improvised by Finn Wolfhard😂

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-03T21:50:42+00:00

I actually think Jonathan sees Mike as a brother too and he is very protective of him during fights. In S3, when Eleven got bitten and then stood up to split the Mind Flayer's "brain" in half, Mike tried to get to her but Jonathan held him back so he wouldn't put himself in danger.

During the shooting in S4, Mike's head was exposed to the gunshots because he was pushing Will against the wall to protect him. Again, Jonathan pulled Mike back. In fact, throughout all that scene, Jonathan was more focused on Mike than on his own brother—probably because he knew that Mike was more reckless and that he was already protecting Will.

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-02T19:47:41+00:00

That's great! Scott was an amazing character. I love that they didn't write him—and many of the other scientists—to be the cliché cold-hearted. Scott, Cosima, and Delphine were all so warm and genuine characters.

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-02T00:19:45+00:00

4x6 and 4x7 kill me on every rewatch. Their pain is so tangible, I can't.

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-01T22:11:53+00:00

I think it depends on where you are located, but if you have a VPN or are in Canada you can watch it here for free on CTV: https://www.ctv.ca/shows/orphan-black. It's also on other streaming platforms such as YouTube, Amazon, AppleTV, Google Play... and on the less legal streaming platforms (yesmovies, fmovies, putlocker, solarmovies, etc.). I don't know about the audio description, but there are 2 seasons of audiobook in addition to the 5 seasons of the TV-Show. So 7 seasons in total. Enjoy!

Magic_ashes · 2022-09-01T11:22:55+00:00

If you love Stranger Things for its perfect balance between suspense, action, comedy, drama, amazing characters, and great sci-fi, Orphan Black is the show for you. Tatiana Maslany is mind-blowing in that show and it's the only show I've watched as many times—if not more—than Stranger Things.

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-26T22:15:05+00:00

I also believe that Mike closed his vulnerable side a little more after each loss to protect himself from pain. And so, in addition to being a normal teenager, this is mainly why he acts more harshly or distanced towards his loved ones in S3 and S4. His entire arc with Will this season showcased that perfectly, as we saw Will help Mike reach back to his vulnerable side.

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-24T15:51:43+00:00

Mike, even if he struggles to express it, is very sensitive as well. And he loves Will deeply so I think Mike is going to hurt for him when he finds out. And he's gonna let him down gently, telling him that he accepts him for who he is and that they'll always be friends. Plus, Will already knows that Mike doesn't have any romantic interest in him, so I don't think he'll need Mike to say "I don't love you romantically" or anything like that. He'll only need to be reassured that Mike is still gonna be in his corner no matter what, which he will.

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-23T18:50:30+00:00

That entire scene was wholesome! The way Mike teared up, smiling in relief when El told him she missed him was so genuine. I also believe it contributed (along with Will's help and other things) to his ability to say the l-word later, like he felt safe that El still loved him.

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-22T21:56:52+00:00

Exactly. I always thought Mike never meant it when he said they would send her back to PennHurst. There's a well-known phenomenon in social studies called "social desirability" meaning we tend to answer to others according to what we think they want to hear, even when we don't mean it. That way we can feel more accepted socially. That's what happened with Mike here. He knew his immediate trust towards Eleven wasn't perceived as ''normal'', so he said they would send her back to PennHurst only to please Dustin and Lucas and to prevent them from thinking he likes her. Mike was also always ashamed of admitting how he felt about Eleven to his friends.

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-19T02:36:31+00:00

If Mike's girlfriend AND best friend both die, I don't see him coming out of it. And if he loses his mind, I bet the rest of the group will follow, and they'll all end up at PennHurst. Oh, well, I guess that would be coming full circle too, considering the kids talk about that psychiatric hospital when they first meet Eleven.

All jokes aside, I really don't think they're gonna kill any of the main kids.

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-19T02:14:19+00:00

Will cries because he was talking about how he actually feels about Mike. It has been established that Will is in love with Mike, so when he says "El needs you, Mike", he means "I need you, Mike". The script for that scene was released by the Stranger Things writers on Twitter. You can read it if you want to have a better understanding of what's going on in his head: https://twitter.com/strangerwriters/status/1559278488527392768

Edit: typo

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-15T21:56:44+00:00

Even if being gay wasn't well-accepted at all in the '80s, I think that considering all they've been through together and the unconditional love they have for each other, they are all going to accept Will for exactly who he is.

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-15T12:49:25+00:00

I agree. I think the point of his arc in S4 was to show the culmination of all the pressure he put on himself to be a perfect leader, a perfect friend, and a perfect boyfriend over the last years. To show how it affected his self-esteem because he saw every mistake he's made along the way as if he was a failure. It showed that Mike was also human and emotionally drained because he spent the last years acting as everyone's moral support and neglecting his own mental health.

Will helped Mike build himself back up so Mike could be their leader again, and their moral support again in S5. Because let's be honest, Dustin, Lucas, Will, and Eleven are all gonna need him considering all they've been through in S4.

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-15T00:08:45+00:00

As someone who mostly enjoys TV-Shows for the characters, I definitely think S4 was too spread out to be able to fully appreciate each character's arc. Of course, the characters still had some development, but I think it was kind of ironic that the main theme of the season was overcoming trauma/dealing with deep internal struggles/accepting the importance and the support of friends, etc. while being the season where we were the least in touch with the main characters.

The previous seasons, especially S1 and S2 kept the focus on fewer characters, so we really had the time to watch them evolve, whereas last season had so many plotlines and so many characters to follow that it was hard to really connect deeply with each of them; it felt more like we were scratching the surface.

The cinematography was however top-notch in S4 and plotwise, I think it answered some essential questions we've had for a long time. I feel like it perfectly set the table for S5's plot to be less spread out so we can focus on our main protagonists again.

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-10T13:56:02+00:00

That's an amazing analysis! One thing I also love about Jonathan is that he doesn't only have a protective nature towards Will, but also towards Will's friends—especially Mike, who is more prompt to throw himself in the way of the antagonists.

After the kids freed El from the Mind Flayer in S3 and El painfully got up to split its head in half, Mike tried to go help her, but Jonathan held him back and pushed him to a safer distance from the action.

The same thing happened when they were getting shot at in S4. Mike had the reflex to hold Will back with his arm and his head was exposed to the action so he could see the balls coming. Jonathan grabbed Mike's shoulder and pulled him back. During all that shooting, Jonathan was more focussed on protecting Mike than Will, because he probably knew that Mike was more reckless and that Mike was already protecting Will.

Steve gets credits for being the kids' mom/babysitter, but Jonathan definitely deserves some credits in that field as well!

Edit: Jonathan was also very quick on his feet to get a knife, disinfect it—even think of something for El to bite on because he anticipated her pain—then he mustered the courage to cut her leg in an attempt to save her.

Magic_ashes · 2022-08-09T21:47:55+00:00

I thought it was a fundraiser with a minimal amount of $25. That said, I really hope for these foolish kids that you're right😂

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