Recovering academic. Tired queer. Maiden Aunt. Fangirl for life. Writer of things. Elderly Jewish man. 30-something. Once named a TV cat. She/they 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
Jamie-verse by
@WrackWonder
is a beautifully written trilogy that has ignited so many emotions throughout. It conveys beauty, pain, hope, despair, and so much love. I’ve taken the time to write out the chronological order for anyone interested.
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#Station19
The point is not that they did it first. The point is that it has been nearly 15 yrs since this scene. The only wlw scene of its kind in 19 seasons of Grey's. The Marina shower scene is only the second in all of Shondaland's production history. That's the point. And the problem.
Do you ever think about the fact that by shooting this over Maya's shoulder, the audience is invited to see Carina from Maya's perspective. To see Carina the way Maya sees Carina.
And Maya sees Carina as the most beautiful existence in the known universe.
It shouldn’t be a big deal, right? One character with a chin on the other character’s shoulder. We’ve seen this on TV hundreds of times. Except we haven’t. Not like this.
#Station19
#SaveStation19
They gave Maya and Carina, the show's longest-lasting and most beloved couple, the biggest cliffhanger. They centred this queer couple and fully gave them the moment. Thank you,
#Station19
.
#SaveStation19
I want to talk about this tiny second here. This very important shift that has now launched us into Marina Rebuild Phase
#2
. Let the wooing begin! 🧵incoming.
#Station19
I’m a little hesitant to write this week’s
#Station19
analysis thread because I’m trying to stay positive and just enjoy what we have left. But as a queer woman…I have some things to say.
Two
#Station19
thoughts pertaining to the gay agenda:
1. Is this the first bi love triangle with two men and a woman on TV ever? Kudos, wee woo show.
2. To see a wlw couple fall in love is magic. To see them get to do it all over again? Marina is S19's MerDer. I said what I said.
Let’s take a moment to talk about
#Station19
’s brilliant Maya Bishop retcon from last night’s episode and why it only makes her story (and character) impossibly better! Shouldn’t be possible, but here we are.
I’ve re-written this thread at least 5 times, vacillating between anger & sadness & gratitude. It’s hard to be here again. It’s hard to lose another show. It’s hard to feel like as wlw, we always lose. So I’ve struggled tonally with what to write for
#Station19
’s final episode.
Stefania's line reading of "on" was demonic. It was filth. It was goals. It's what I try to achieve with the writing but never quite will because that's a level of sin only a goddess could obtain.
What if Carina comes home to grab some cheese she left behind and walks into their bedroom and is like, "Maya, who is that child?" And Maya is like, "what child?" And C is like, "THE ONE YOU ARE HOLDING" and M is like, "YOU CAN SEE HER TOO?" And then they both start screaming.
Might get cancelled (again) for saying this, but as hard as it is to lose Carina DeLuca, the way her story ended on S19 is so much better than potentially seeing her for two seconds once a season on that queerbaiting fossil. She rode off into the sunset with her wife. A triumph!
Maya calling Carina her conscience is huge because for most of her life, Lane was her conscience.
Carina is her conscience. I AM OVERWROUGHT.
#Station19
This week I want to talk about continuity and characterization and why 704 felt so rewarding! So point your finger and scandalize your neighbours! Welcome to: HOW MAYA AND CARINA ARGUE AND WHY IT’S LOWKEY TERRIFYING BUT ALSO GREAT.
#Station19
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Their decision to attend the ball based on food is so relatable for I too am highly food motivated. Their decision to attend Church instead of arrive on time is also relatable for I too am highly motivated by *women gif*
So, okay, blackmail is super wrong. But...Maya accused Ross and Sullivan of being together (they are). Then they spent 6 months enabling a bullying campaign against her...and does the show want us to root for them?
#Station19
Not sure if TPTB
@Station19
are aware, but Maya and Carina are two of the few remaining queer women on TV and one of the ONLY wlw relationships left on network TV. As queer women and relationships disappear from TV screens,
#Marina
become more important than ever.
#Station19
Today’s 🧵 is not necessarily about one scene, but about the overarching metaphor the show is using for Maya and Carina right now. You might want to grab a Proton Pack…
(This thread should be read while listening to “Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush…you’re welcome)
#Station19
Did someone say we need more wlw fanfic? You wouldn't be interested in a new Jamie-Verse story...would you? Welcome to my summer project: Boomerang Chapter 1!!! 👶🦖🐦❤️
#Station19
#MarinaSpinOff
🔗:
WHAT IF we take the show's most popular ship, featuring 2 of its most popular characters, played by 2 actors whose chemistry should be studied for science & filmed their long-awaited 1st kiss with a wide shot + a gurney tossed in to block most of it?
The wee woo show has JOKES😂
Every day until February 23rd, I will photograph LEGO Maya Bishop alone, on the floor. There may be occasional guest appearances. Stay tuned to this thread.
#station19
#TheyLeftHer
#BambinaDown
You guys wouldn't be interested in a brand new Jamie-Verse story, would you? The writers are on strike. The actors are on strike. But fanfic never sleeps! Here's the first chapter of 'Little Sparrow' - happy reading! 🦖👶❤️
#Station19
#Marina
Maya and Carina doing reciprocal IVF? I AM CRYING. Queer love and queer families are so beautiful! The way we make our families IS BEAUTIFUL!
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#SaveStation19
When it comes to last night’s episode, I can’t stop thinking about choices. The choices we make. What we choose. Whom we choose. Choice is a really big part of Marina’s relationship. It’s literally part of their wedding vows.
#Station19
Sorpresa!! Sometimes your friends turn your novel into…a novel.
@Peakester
and
@bazmoaked
- you two are maniacs who both need a nap, but I’m so glad you’re my maniacs❤️ Complete with
@marshcaps
art??? I AM OVERWROUGHT. And so grateful😭
How hard can it be to sell
#WynonnaEarp
to an international market? All I did was walk around a ComicCon wearing a Wynonna t-shirt today and I sold the show to three people. "Gay Western Buffy" and BOOM. Sold.
#FightForWynonna
I miss having someone's head to hold is a very strange sentence, but you know what I mean. When you just kinda cradle your person's head? That thing? I miss that.
The following are some Nicole Haught related thoughts that have been swirling around in my head since
@EHConCanada
and episode 3x04. Welcome,
#Earpers
. Settle in.
#WynonnaEarp
Pals, I’m going to be honest. I’m hesitant to do this 🧵because the episode belongs entirely to Vic and Beckett as it should. I know I’m in the minority, but I actually feel the episode did a lot of really interesting things and for the most part, I liked it *ducks*😬
If Katherine Barrell single-handedly turns Hallmark - aka the bastion of heteronormativity - queer, she deserves a place in the gay hall of fame, fam. Also an Order of Canada and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In the past 2 weeks,
#Station19
&
#GreysAnatomy
have covered: menstruation, abortion, endometriosis, queer pregnancy, and sex positivity in a way that's informative, accurate, and empathetic. Carina DeLuca is such an important presence onscreen (
@spampistefania
is a gift ❤️).
I hope you’ll forgive me getting a little personal, but before the fanfare of tomorrow, I want to take a moment to briefly talk about
#Station19
, fanfic, and how grateful I am to all of you.
#SaveStation19
Remember when I said I wasn't writing a one-shot? Apparently if you put me on a plane for two hours, remove wifi, and force me to sit in silence, a plot bunny will manifest and...fic happens:
1.
@KatBarrell
's courage here and her truth inspire and will save lives.
2. People that spew negativity about the personal lives of this cast can get off the damn bus.
3. Of all the humans on this planet, I'm so glad that Nicole Haught is in Kat's hands.
#WynonnaEarp
Last night’s episode has me thinking a lot about fortifications. Walls. Shields. About why we build defenses and why/when we remove them too. And what happens when that carefully constructed wall falls down? What is at risk? What is there to gain?
#Station19
@Station19
Okay, I said I wasn’t going to do this, but a few people have asked and I suppose differing opinions are important in any critical analysis so let me begin with two caveats:
#Station19
#SaveStation19
*tilts head*
Huh. Interesting. Wonder why these shows are seen as disposable? What ever could be the reason? Can't quite put my finger on it...
#SaveStation19
#RenewNCISHawaii
For what it's worth, I very much plan to finish Little Sparrow and write episodic one-shots during season 7. I have a pile of Jamie/Hayden stories I'd like to write too - I'm not sure if I will yet. But I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm still here and I'm still writing.
Welcome to the world, Liam DeLuca-Bishop! Your Mama delivered you with a butter knife.
Thanks for hanging out and all the messages, guys! Your love for FTA means everything to me.❤️
#Station19
#SaveStation19
This week’s thread isn’t really about the contents of last night’s episode. It’s more about what was missing. What was literally cut out. It’s about microaggressions. It’s about community exhaustion.
#Station19
#SaveStation19
Mental illness can be like a landmine. Beneath the surface. Dormant. And when unleashed...it's ugly. Destructive. It tears people apart. Families. Relationships.
A broken arm requires a cast. A broken mind...is not that straightforward.
#Station19
414 is a special episode for a variety of reasons, but it’s always felt more like a play than television, with
@D_SAVRE
and
@spampistefania
brilliantly running the gamut of emotions from joy to sorrow and back again.
#Station19
I am horrified to confess that I've spent the past 5.5 hours writing this. I fully accept that I need help. Please cure me of this compulsion. A 606 continuation because...of course.
#BambinaDown
They want our money. They want our viewership. But they don't want our stories.
The entire TV industry hates queer women. It always has. Looks like it always will.
My predictions for tonight's finale:
1. Marina will be in it
2. They will likely speaks words at some point
3. Eye contact will be made
And, hey, as long as Maya doesn't wear a jumper under a blazer again/they don't invite Jack to the pee test? We're winning.
RUMOR: Ryan Murphy, Creator and Executive Producer of 911 and 911: Lone Star, is said to be making a big deal in the coming days with ABC, hence impacting ABC's decision to continue producing Station 19.
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Just noticed that Carina does not believe in separating darks and lights and I respect her for it. Here's hoping Maya doesn't mind blue socks.
#Station19
I really appreciate how dedicated
#WynonnaEarp
is to Waverly's journey as a queer person. A lot of this has to do with sex positivity and giving her the time to explore her "new" wants and it's an aspect of being queer that's rarely acknowledged.
I so appreciate how
@WynonnaEarp
continually reimagines tropes previous unavailable to queer people and presents them so respectfully and carefully. And it's why I'm ride-or-die for this show. ❤️
@emtothea
and
@KatBarrell
for continually demolishing the patriarchy
#WynonnaEarp