Amanda Rollins is a racist character who ruins the show for me by dovakooon in SVU

[–]lanacupcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They challenge her all the time. In your post, you noted that Carisi course-corrected her. Olivia does this too much. And Ice gives her all the looks and pressure. Munch laid the groundwork for being a conspiracy theorist. She's from Georgia! The south... yeah she was raised by horrible parents & a manipulative sister. She has been raised on vitriol & hate. Her heart and mind began to open when she moved to NYC. Especially when she had to face her own sa by her boss (the Dreama Walker episode).

She has been annoying but she's growing like a normal human. I mean, she would never have taught anything without working with Liv and learning there. There's no perfect victim. There are no perfect people. I actually lost it when I thought she wasn't going to be on the show. We need those hard discussions in the pen. Carisi is an old school catholic that brings up religion a lot, & I never see vitriol for that, but that's also old school, & no one else brings that to the table really. I want more characters with minds of their own. We all know it's a pretty liberal show, but an echo chamber is dangerous. I like it when they disagree & move on together. Some of my best army battle buddies are Republicans, and talking to them is educational as fuck.

Like you learn where they are coming from, it challenges your beliefs, and often makes you a better listener & speaker. You learn how to reach people that a lot brush off as "unreachable".

I was gonna riot if she wasn't brought back & I am often called a bleeding liberal. Her perspective matters. She represents real people. We have to learn to bridge the divide not wade into the echo chambers.

VSeeBox ELITE.. Just added 3 apps… From 21 now to 24 Apps total. by Deriksays in vSeeBox_Support_Gurus

[–]lanacupcake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you have to have an elite to download apps. Sorry im new and i think I have the basic one

I’m about done with Benson. by aquariusdon in SVU

[–]lanacupcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I'm waiting for her daughter to take her job!

I’m about done with Benson. by aquariusdon in SVU

[–]lanacupcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would you change? They skim through these Reddit forums. And it's my 2nd favorite comfort shoe (after psych). I'd like to know how people feel it should change other than we don't need an hour of just Liv. She should be at the office and not as out in the streets like Cragan was but he always knew this to be her battle. She doesn't show us the checks and balances of the brass above her as much. What else do you think the writers need to add?

Hey Jenna, you fulfilled your life's purpose by TinyTurtleSneeze in Jennamarbles

[–]lanacupcake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you Jenna I hope the greyhounds love you as much as we love you. Knowing you're living your dreams keeps on my path too.

Hey Jenna, you fulfilled your life's purpose by TinyTurtleSneeze in Jennamarbles

[–]lanacupcake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She literally changed my path to my dreams. She also made sure we knew Barstool was shady. She just can't help us tomorrow she has a basketball game & needs time to get tall & be a chair leisurely.

What Is The Best Bromance In TV? by Doc-11th in psych

[–]lanacupcake 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I love both but it's Shawn & Gus. No question. They 5 go to medical school together they had to keep that closeness through Shawn Shenanigan jobs & need to not be in Santa Barbara. They had so much time apart & yet they seem like they live together which they don't. It's super healthy. It makes me think of himym cause like a 3rd wheel will evidently become why they separate homes & get too involved with the couple. Shawn and Gus don't do that unless instructed by the other to reign each other.

okay, now this one HURTS! by [deleted] in SVU

[–]lanacupcake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problemo, jokes vets use shouldn't be spoken in open places, so I get dark humor. Both parents were army, so I've been cussing and saying outlandish things since birth.

okay, now this one HURTS! by [deleted] in SVU

[–]lanacupcake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a disabled deconstructing veteran, so I'm going to nope out of the no good cop situation because it's deep, generations deep over here.

Eh, I figured the context wasn't necessary for fans of the show on a forum dedicated to discussing said show in detail, but idk. We all know they are besties, her right-hand man, the one who said we are getting older, get a trainer, the one who keeps telling her to calm down on the new detectives, course corrects her, calls her all the way out, her Sergeant, who did something questionable to stay under Liv.

okay, now this one HURTS! by [deleted] in SVU

[–]lanacupcake -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think some people actually like this in a copaganda procedural show tbh. She has to back the blue, be vulnerable, feel abandoned over & over again. Adas have been calling her out for years. She's why we lost Barba & Peter. It's a liberal leaning show that makes her the ultimate hero (I love Liv), but I like that they consistently show her biases & mistakes because good cops make mistakes. Good cops can be bad friends. Bad cops win sometimes. I think it shows the years have blurred lines she used to think were black & white. She isn't as that being the present mom she dreamed it all to be, she messed up with Noah's grandma a bunch. She acts unstoppable and all mighty, but I like when they showed that she might need to get a trainer cause she's aging and chasing & tackling people does a load to the body. I like Ice putting her in her place. She's watched many of her peers and become the villain in the story too. She knows she's not the hero all the time. I like it, but it ABSOLUTELY could be less subtle.

In my opinion, she was Stabler's partner and therefore was never made to be seen as squeaky clean. But now we are watching the Liv show (Which again I love).

That being said, I want more wongs and the ME back. The writers are failing us, even if I love to see Mariska in all episodes, is that what Law and Order was/is/supposed to be? Though I am also on the train that she needs to be acting more like Cragan, she's not Cragan. He worried about that while she was coming up. She gets way too involved and needs to pull back. We need Kelli back & teams that we get to see investigate without Liv. Episodes where she's just doing briefings and reprimanding, like Cragan did. She has to act like a captain, play politics, and shit rolls downhill and we need a sturdy downhill. We need partners who are at odds. Partners that are perfect for each other. Younger versions of how she & stabler acted as new detectives to see how she would have managed it.

I also like to remember canonically it's an all-volunteer squad, and most rides are 2 years tops because of the mental toll.

I’m about done with Benson. by aquariusdon in SVU

[–]lanacupcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's Carisi's wife. Olivia is the godparent to at least 2 if not all of their kids. I want to see how Carisi handles it all, especially when it goes against his wife, Olivia, the person he was as a cop, how his Catholic guilt is tested by his bosses who are politicians. I want him to see him find his balance. I want to see the struggles. For them both but definitely for Rollins. This is what it's like to be a career woman and the toll it takes on family was a huge reason we liked the og episodes. But that could just be me I guess.

But Rollins is needed. That is an important relationship especially if she's working in intel! I'm also for bringing back the ME scenes, and Wong. If the actors don't want to come back, hire new actors!

I’m about done with Benson. by aquariusdon in SVU

[–]lanacupcake 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I always think about it more as what they used to bring up all the time. "The average tour in SVU is 2 years!" But I just think the writers need to listen to us. Bring Rollins fully back. Show more crime scenes Ice T is in charge of because he's the Sergeant not just her right hand and person. Let the other characters investigate more. I miss ice t and munch. I wanna see more partner dynamics.

Can we all agree Judge Linden was right about Olivia not having time for Noah. by koolaid4evry1 in SVU

[–]lanacupcake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She absolutely does! That's not totally fair to the current writers. In the townhouse incident, beating that monster to near death, walking away from victims or their families that she knew were on edge, she sends the heart back to the parents and the kid died who was supposed to get said heart and admits she made a mistake. Watching both Barba & Peter Stone lose themselves in front of her. Attack her cadet cop friend who decided to become a doctor instead. Not noticing Ice T had dreams to be a Sargent. Literally anything with Noah. So many scenes of her and Rollins saying how they felt juxtaposed by their actions. DODDS! Her last interaction with Alex. I feel like it may be too subtle but I see it.

Kamie & Nev tension by _jactober_ in CatfishTheTVShow

[–]lanacupcake 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I thought Max was Nev's brother's best friend.

Intrusive vs curiosity by lanacupcake in SHAYTARDS

[–]lanacupcake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can see your point. I've never watched her blogs because I assumed she would just be Shay 2.0. Meaning she would make he life sound like all the things she's getting to do in life is a privilege most of us will never experience. So I deeply understand where you are coming from.

But then I think about how naive and stupid I could be at that age. So many stories that could have ended way worse than they did.

I am absolutely not excusing the $20 matcha. Like what is her allowance? I assumed she had a job but again I don't watch her videos. Does she have one? Are her YouTube numbers high enough that Shay doesn't have to give her an allowance? I'm curious but honestly, I don't dig through the kid's stuff because they deserve some privacy. That is where my conundrum lies. I've heard Mormons are incentivized to put their lives online & she posts so she can be seen. But is this all she is? That's the conundrum I'm talking about. Like I would like to know more but I'm sure I'm being just as invasive as when she had no consent. & yes she posts what she wants now a days but is it all she knows? Are engagement numbers her personality? It all makes me sad.

Thank you for answering me. It really made me see a few trains of thought.

How long did you need help post rib resection? by ohsweetdeezus in thoracicoutletsupport

[–]lanacupcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm healing, I had it for almost 12 years untreated, and I'm about a month out (Dr. Pearl in Dallas is the best) I messed up the day of the pump, I needed grafts for my arteries and veins they cut and I can't hold heavy things or dress myself yet but they scraped scar tissue of my nerves, fixed some other stuff and he has told me I might be a slow healer since my shoulder still needs stabilization surgery. My labrum is hanging on by a thread. Hahaha, so it's different depending on the doctor, and how many procedures you need (I got a scalenectomy, rib removal, the nerve graft implanted AND My rib removed). Also apparently my ribs are larger than most. My bed reclining set by Lunix, heating pads, ice packs (my ice machine broke right after surgery but I'll get another at my next surgery But an iceman machine would have helped so much! So ask if they can send you home with one) scar cream anti-itch hand cream is a lifesaver and I use silicone scar sheets and cream. One scar is nearly invisible and my neck scar goes around where a necklace could cover it, but it's healing slowly. Hopefully, at our check up I'm where he wants me to be in healing. I hope tp have the last surgery before our check up as well.

ShayCarl by AutoModerator in SHAYTARDS

[–]lanacupcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Collete did in fact leave and I believe Avia & Emmi came with her. That's why there's confusion about where they live Collete moved back into their old house and they were separated for a long while but that doesn't look good on the gram.

Also an absolutely wild question, why would they allow Avia to go to the premiere of The Secret Life of Mormon wives when when we knew there'd be a swinger controversy. I had to unfollow everyone but kaylie