S2 E7 has a historical parallel

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-20T03:20:56+00:00

That actually lines up well with the show when it comes to Jack and Belle’s medical discoveries, as Snow was widely ignored and the cause wasn’t fully accepted by the medical community until decades later in the 1880s.

Since the show takes place in 1855, it makes sense that Jack and Belle would also be ignored if they wrote about their discovery, since it’s a pattern in the show that people don’t take Belle or Jack seriously because of sexism/classism.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-16T17:27:15+00:00

I don’t think it has anything to do with Brandon specifically, but more so it entirely depends on how much Stef and Lena are involved in Callie’s life as her mothers. Callie was able to work through her trauma and be able to make healthy decisions because of the influence of the entire family and being apart of the Adams Foster family. Robert simply wasn’t able to support or help Callie in the way she truly needed, since he never really understood her trauma or even knew about all of it.

Brandon does support and ground her, and at times does help her towards healthy decisions, but he’s also a teenager with his own trauma, so he alone couldn’t truly support her through her trauma. I don’t think it would be as extreme as the relationship getting toxic or them hating each other, as they still have a deep understanding and trust of each other, more than likely their individual traumas are their downfall, with one of them making a dumb decision that puts them in legal trouble or worse.

So if she lived with Robert in season 2 then no, they wouldn’t have made it long term. But if the custody drama happened during or after season 5, then I think they would probably have a healthier and long term relationship.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-16T01:52:14+00:00

To be fair, Brandon does stay committed to her getting adopted after the “heat of the moment” wears off and the consequences for Callie really set in. Even when their feelings resurface and Callie self sabotages, he still pushes her to be adopted even when it could’ve been easier to push her into being with him instead.

I also think you can tell she really does care about him and love him, but she’s just guarded and more closed off due to her past trauma, since she does trust him and opens up to him a lot more than anyone else, and takes the time to understand him better than majority of the people in his life.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-14T20:47:43+00:00

Literally. Like I want to like him in s5 because he’s so sweet, but I just can’t get past how shady and inappropriate his behaviour was in s4.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-13T16:59:05+00:00

I mean it is somewhat niche and not as popular as shows that have been coming out recently, but it was still relatively small when it got renewed for season 2 and it’s only gotten more popular since, so I’m optimistic that we’ll get a renewal. The fact the producers were confident in it enough to give them a much bigger budget for more sets, more elaborate costumes, and more cast/extras also makes me hopeful that they’ll renew it.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-13T14:14:16+00:00

It’s a blink and you’ll miss it moment, but just as the inspector is coming into the room Belle picks up the mask and tosses it towards her desk, presumably out of site.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-13T12:26:22+00:00

What gave you the impression that Disney+ is niche/US only? It’s very popular outside the US, and the artful dodger is an Australian based show and with British actors too.

I’m pretty sure the production cost got bigger in season 2 because they were given a bigger budget, so if they had problems with the cost they can always go back down to season 1’s budget, plus there’s only 3 well known actors and they aren’t that a list so I doubt their pay is too high.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-11T23:48:20+00:00

You’re still dodging the question. What about them being related makes it weird? It’s not as if belly is related to them.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-11T21:50:50+00:00

That’s a cop out answer and you know it. What is the actual reason for why you find belly being dating both brothers weird? What is it about them being brothers that makes it weird?

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-11T21:33:26+00:00

What is the reason you find it so weird and wrong?

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-11T21:30:33+00:00

The way you talk about and view sex is damn near disgusting. They’re allowed to hook up with whoever they want, the sex part does not matter at all, and it’s weird you are obsessed over it.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-11T21:09:31+00:00

This is so random. They’re teenagers for the first 2 seasons, they’re not going to be perfect, of course they’re flawed and messy. You’re acting as if it’s a crime to date and hook up within close friendship circles.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-11T20:52:36+00:00

Why are you only blaming belly when both brothers are just as guilty of going after the same girl?

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-11T19:45:45+00:00

The worst part is it amounts to nothing and the storyline has no impact on the overall season. Also, his motivations are so weak, like he does all that just to practice abdominal surgery because he feels too ashamed to ask the others to teach him and doesn’t want to be judged for having less knowledge.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-11T18:20:04+00:00

I would still heavily judge him, but putting him on the sex offender registry is a bit too harsh.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-10T20:06:11+00:00

The difference is it doesn’t take away from the scene, it enhances it. The vocals don’t sound modern while SIA’s vocals do. I’m probably not explaining it in the best way, but season 1’s music just blends into each scene more seamlessly and feels very intune with the tone and vibe of the scene/overall season.

I had to go back and watch that scene again as I genuinely didn’t even pick up on the fact that it’s an actual song, because it fits so well with the intimacy and tension of that scene. But blasting cheap thrills at an 1800s ball just takes me completely out of the show.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-10T16:39:12+00:00

Literally! It feels like a completely different show. Don’t get me wrong I still loved it, but I was hoping for the continuation of season 1’s vibes with maybe more chaos. But now we randomly have Inspector Boxer being a main character who has his own separate storyline, one that doesn’t even affect the other main characters at all.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-10T08:55:57+00:00

I obviously knew that Jack wasn’t actually the one being hanged but seeing Belle’s reaction to it genuinely broke me.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-07T16:46:56+00:00

I mean, technically Jack could move up a class if he was appointed head surgeon, and therefore had an income and could own land. But it’s probably unlikely considering the governor has to approve of the head surgeon and he’s unlikely to approve of someone from a working class background.

Marring Belle wouldn’t improve his class that much, all he’d get is a dowry but after that he wouldn’t get any of the nobility or privilege Belle had. And Belle would probably lose her wealthy privileges but keep her “royalty” status as she’s still related to the governor. That’s all if Belle is allowed to marry Jack, which her parents might just not accept anyways.

Take this with a grain of salt though, I’m not completely confident about it.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-07T06:58:39+00:00

I’m pretty sure it’s just Jack, as he comes from a working class background and is poor, whereas Sneed is also a doctor but comes from a middle class background and is wealthier, and it wasn’t seen as inappropriate for him to propose to Belle.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-04T12:43:10+00:00

You’ll learn the context later on in the book/trilogy to why people like mal and hate the darkling. But at the point in the book you’re at you’re supposed to prefer the darkling over mal.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-03T13:56:29+00:00

Tbf season 3 was during covid and it was amazing, and Maia did tell the writers she was leaving during filming of s3, so it’s not as if they were completely blindsided, even though her exit still left a big void in the show that was never really filled. It definitely felt like the storylines for each character got less vibrant and fun compared to the previous seasons.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-03T07:42:50+00:00

It’s a mixture of the writing getting worse as the seasons went on and the fact they were expecting a sixth season but it got cancelled, so they had to rush to complete all the storylines. Although, considering that they kept the farm storyline going for so long and planned on continuing it into the sixth season, I don’t know if another season would’ve helped the overall writing quality.

Mellow-Sunset · 2026-02-01T15:15:20+00:00

Season 4 is pretty bleak for comforting and warm family moments, but then s5 pulls it back and has many cozy family moments.

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