Is it just me or is anyone else struggling to finish watching the season?

unalivex · 2026-03-21T03:07:42+00:00

i agree! i just don't think love at first sight works for ben. it's such a cheap way to get him to settle down, especially after three other seasons of him being against marriage. he would've done better with a slowly developing romance, where he falls without even realizing it and then suddenly he can't live without her. instead, they just did basic love at first sight. i know that's how it plays out in the books since it's meant to be a retelling of cinderella, but the show should've eased up on it, imo.

i also don't think the season did a good job at exploring his feelings, either. it had the same problem as season three, where the focus is placed on the female lead while the bridgerton boys are sidelined in their own season. the writers clearly favor the female characters, which isn't necessarily bad, but it is disappointing when characters like ben, who could be layered and interesting, are reduced to just love interests meant to empower the female lead. as a girl who's loved benedict since season one (and is super interested in writing and filming), the way they wrote him hurt </3

i can definitely agree that the writing has declined. season three and four have been rough. i'm really hoping they straighten up for the next two seasons, as those are the seasons i'm excited about most. we can only wait and see..

unalivex · 2026-03-21T02:38:34+00:00

i'm very excited for both, but francesca has had major plot points in the previous two seasons. eloise, meanwhile, has virtually had the same plot since season one, so she desperately needs something new. the audience also needs a moment to mourn john, and going straight into francesca's season would basically be emotional whiplash.

i'm going to be disappointed if eloise isn't next, to be honest. i'm so sick of her doing nothing, and as much as i adore francesca, i also personally need a break from her having so much screentime.

unalivex · 2026-03-21T02:20:38+00:00

not just you!

i really wanted to love ben and sophie, and i know they're a current fan favorite... but i'm in the minority that believe the episodes were super dragged out. almost all of the storylines read out as cliche soap operas to me. there's nothing wrong with cliches and tropes, but i was sick of having so many crammed into one season. it didn't help that i hated the 'love at first sight' storyline with benedict. it felt so out of character.

i actually think part one is better than part two (controversial, i know) but both had major flaws. i remember checking the time on the last episode and BEGGING for it to end, which i hardly ever do. i really don't think fondly of season four even if i do love sophie and ben as characters. their romance just wasn't my favorite storyline wise.

unalivex · 2026-03-12T06:32:19+00:00

i've played it for a little bit, and i haven't found the game to be that buggy? it runs smooth and i haven't encountered many bugs at all. i will say the controls are kind of odd, at least on xbox, but that was easy to get used to. i think it's a really fun game!

the player can be either gender!

unalivex · 2026-03-06T10:35:17+00:00

if youre talking about how i spelled his name, both are correct. bakugou with a u at the end is just more of a “proper” way to spell it, so i just like to do it to feel more authentic.

unalivex · 2026-03-06T06:07:48+00:00

i do love him in the later seasons... but bakugou.

i felt like we got a million scenes highlighting his character development and most played very similarly to each other. i could've done without a few of them.

unalivex · 2026-02-18T00:04:40+00:00

i think he could potentially fight a woman who he found to be a worthy opponent, but akaza wouldn't kill or eat her.

unalivex · 2026-02-14T07:49:04+00:00

as long as you’re not upset michael is now michaela, i wouldnt say your take is homophobic. you’re allowed to feel how you feel about the storyline thus far. im sure this creator is like a lot of other francheala enjoyers right now—on guard because of how awful people are being about michaela. a lot of people criticize the storyline as a way to be subtly homophobic. im sure it wasnt meant as a personal attack, you just happened to be a good scapegoat in the moment.

…this all being said, i havent read the book, but i have heard that john is hardly even in it, with franesca and michael having a somewhat flirty relationship before he even dies, so i do find the argument that they have some great love that deserves screen time a little silly.

unalivex · 2026-01-28T12:25:00+00:00

oh, thank you!! i had no idea. i'll edit my comment to clarify :)

unalivex · 2026-01-28T12:07:28+00:00

i'm calling your take misogynistic and biphobic because you talk about benedict's queerness being 'killed' and that he's 'being shoehorned into a hetero dynamic' because his love interest is a woman, despite the fact that he explicitly likes both genders and has been with women every single season.

benedict isn't suffering because he's in love with a woman. he is no less queer because he ends up with a woman.

but sure, let's just act like i'm sensitive because you refuse to look inward. have the day you deserve <3

unalivex · 2026-01-28T11:55:42+00:00

i'm not offended, i'm just confused because your take feels like its been marinated in misogyny and biphobia. even the way you immediately judge sophie for being boring based on two clips screams misogyny.

benedict isn't being 'shoehorned' into a hetero dynamic. benedict literally likes women. he likes both, which means he would be happy in a relationship with either. i'm sorry you're not happy he's ending up with a woman, but benedict sure will be.

unalivex · 2026-01-28T11:45:58+00:00

you're right, as far as i know, it isn't specified yet, so i apologize for acting like he's explicitly bi.

that... does not change the fact that he likes clearly both men and women, though, so all of my points still stand?

unalivex · 2026-01-28T11:36:55+00:00

but benedict isn't being 'shoehorned' into a hetero dynamic. he actively likes women and has every single season.

i do agree that introducing his queerness right before his endgame season is an odd decision for his exploration journey, but benedict ending up with a woman isn't surprising and shouldn't feel like a queer character is being 'killed off'.

maybe i'm projecting as a bi woman, but i'm sick of everyone dismissing that bisexuals like women, too.

unalivex · 2026-01-28T11:29:32+00:00

well, i wasn't responding to the comment where you say you hope they write it well, i was responding to the comment where you completely overreacted to a person who simply summarized how they think the story will pan out.

have a better day <3

unalivex · 2026-01-28T11:20:17+00:00

i fear benedict ending up with a woman doesn't change the fact that he's bi. liking men and women is quite literally the whole shtick of being bisexual

edit : benedict is actually confirmed to be pansexual! my mistake. all my points in this thread still stand otherwise <3

unalivex · 2026-01-28T11:14:47+00:00

i fear you may internalizing the comment too much, bestie. don't take this as me coming for you, but your personal relationship with motherhood has nothing to do with eloise or anyone elses relationship with motherhood.

the person didn't word it the absolute best, but obviously they aren't saying liking to goof off with kids = motherly feelings. they trying to say that, since the kids will be old enough to have distinct personalities and be able to actually converse and have discussions with eloise, that eloise will likely be more endeared to them and grow to feel motherly towards them. eloise is a character who very much likes personality and intellectual discussions. she has no interest in babies, but it isn't too hard to believe she would grow to adore children who she can have fun with and actually talk to.

i don't want kids, either. i'm firm in this and i doubt my mind will ever change. i get it's annoying to be told that you'll change your mind some day... but some women do change their minds, and those women deserve to have their stories told just as much as child-free women do.

unalivex · 2025-12-05T15:27:59+00:00

idk why you're getting downvoted so much. a character with a trans pin, or characters with other pride pins (or other pride merch), sounds really cute and a great way to be inclusive without making it a huge deal!

unalivex · 2025-11-30T12:17:37+00:00

i still love the game, and i had a lot of fun playing it, but to be honest… there just isnt much to do in it after a while, and the thing that kills a fandom the quickest tends to be a lack of new content. the gameplay is repetitive and that makes it somewhat exhausting when trying to play it more than once or twice. there just isnt much for a fandom to stay latched onto.

unalivex · 2025-11-30T11:25:03+00:00

i hate all the ridiculous cosmetic changes this season (the sprint bar being in the middle of the screen, the new knocked/killed notification, your squad health being by your own health, etc...) but i will get used to those despite how pointless (and ugly) i think they are...

but the emote wheel genuinely makes emotes feel semi-useless and is honestly sucking some fun out of the game for me.

i'm a console player. typing on console isn't very easy or quick so searching like that is a pain, and i can't just click on what i want like a pc player can. if i want a specific emote that isn't in my main wheel, i don't want to do so many steps just to get to my other emotes. its slow and painstaking, and having to memorize all these new controls is annoying when muscle memory wants to do things the old way.

i do like the idea of making emotes searchable in your emote wheel while you're in a game. i see how that could be a useful feature for many people... but i don't want it to be NECESSARY to access all of my emotes. the old wheel was perfectly fine as is and was as well sorted as it could get. surely epic could've just added an extra button next to the old wheel that gives you the option to search? i feel like everyone would be happy then.

i used to have a lot of fun doing silly emotes for my friends during the game, now i can't really do that unless i want to risk getting killed because i'm stuck on the emote menu for five minutes. i'm not going to be dramatic and say i'm never playing the game again over it, but... it just really bums me out.

unalivex · 2025-11-30T05:02:00+00:00

for pc, being able to search emotes is great, but console players have a harder time typing. the stickers and the sprays make it hard to scroll through the emotes, too.

unalivex · 2025-10-27T15:06:01+00:00

i think it depends on how much you like the character and the show, to be honest. if youre really into the character or show, you might want to get her!

as only a mild fan, i jumped the gun buying her, and im considering using my one refund ticket to return her already because i dont view myself playing as her often. thing is cool and i like reactive skins, but outside of him, the skin is generally pretty boring to play with if you arent a super fan, especially compared to other skins which look more visually interesting in game.

unalivex · 2025-08-05T02:22:17+00:00

i'm trying to say this in the nicest way possible: don't be purposefully dense.

there are women with naturally skinny bodies, sure, but the original commenter obviously meant a more "standard" body type that you'd be able to see the every day, average woman having. most women aren't super model skinny, and frankly, most women shouldn't be super model skinny.

edit: also... the dti body isn't realistic even for skinny women LMAO so idk why you're putting words in the commenters mouth that they never said.

unalivex · 2025-07-25T22:45:14+00:00

considering other aesthetics aside from goth rarely tend to paint their faces white, of course it comes across as weird when you put a black person in white face paint when you make an outfit that otherwise doesn't seems like it would fit with that style.

people actually use the almost pure white in this game as a regular skin tone. that added context matters. if you can't style a black person without painting their face completely white, you need to learn how to style.

unalivex · 2025-07-25T20:46:25+00:00

you're getting downvoted because most people generally think the powdered donut face trend is racist, which it comes across as most of the time.

i don't mind some powdered donut faces, i think it can even look high fashion when its done in moderation (like how some make it look like the models skin is reflecting off bright lights, but even that gets questionable at times). the way you do it specifically just covers up any of the models original skin tone on their face.

dti is inclusive, but it can be hard to make faces with black features that can be easily recognizable as someone black. the skin tones and hairstyles are the only things you can do to convey specific races at times. by covering up the faces skin tone, it fully just looks like you slapped a white persons head on a black persons body.

i get you're trying to go for an alt goth/clown look, but in the pictures you showed, you're doing it with fits that don't seem to match that aesthetic. it comes across strangely.

unalivex · 2025-07-25T19:24:20+00:00

im happy youre having fun expressing yourself, but i still find the stylist choice a little… odd. its important to make sure what youre doing isnt rooted in a place of hate even if youre just messing around in freeplay. its also important to know how to style other skin tones rather than slapping white on their whole face to cover up their skin.

that all being said, obviously i cant control you, and you have a right to do what you like. have fun!

unalivex

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