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thereallieutenantcommanderdata:

ukulelekatie:

Something that I really like about The Good Place is that at times it feels like fanfiction. It has that element of taking the same characters and placing them in a reality in which something is different to see what changes about their thoughts and actions and what stays the same. All the different combinations and types of relationships that arise with each reboot (Jason and Janet vs. Jason and Tahani, romantic Eleanor and Chidi vs. platonic Eleanor and Chidi, even mention of a reboot where Eleanor and Tahani were soulmates) totally remind me of fans rewriting the canon to get their ships together. Heck, the most recent season is basically “AU where the characters never died.” You get to see that comparison of “what ifs” whereas in most shows there’s only one canon that they stick to, and I find that so appealing and fun.

The Good Place is 802 AUs in a trenchcoat

officialprydonchapter:

dragon-in-a-fez:

officialprydonchapter:

How do you write healthy parent-child relationships?

this might be more response than you want, but interesting (and kinda depressing when you think about it) fact: there’ve been a bunch of research studies where parents have been asked what they think makes a healthy parent-child relationship, and they tend to like…not answer the actual question because they think they’re being asked what good parenting is, which is not the same. so they talk about things like helping kids with homework and making sure they eat well. children, on the other hand, usually respond to the same question with stuff that’s literally just the definition of healthy relationships generally. affection, honesty, respect, spending time together, sharing interests. and the real kicker is, objectively, we know that’s the kind of stuff that actually has a much better impact not only on whether or not the relationship is strong and positive but also the kid’s overall happiness and psychological health.

so, if you want to write a character who’s really intent on being a Good Parent you’d have them putting massive effort into making their kid Grow Up Right, worrying about shit like if they have The Right Friends and they’re spending Enough Time Outside. but if you want to write a good relationship, just make parent and kid laugh together and respect boundaries and be emotionally supportive, like you would when writing a solid pair of friends or romantic couple.

No that was actually really helpful and I’m glad you took the time to give a serious response

allbtsasks:

its so crazy that some people dont like their brown eyes….. u puppy eyed bitch…. u better appreciate them….. golden hazel in the sun….. dark void ass eyes….. brown eyes lookin like the soil after the morning rain…… i lov u all u beautiful people… brown eyes r everything

The princess bride,,, but gay

grendelsmilf:

readingontheroof:

Ok the whole as you wish arc would be a million times better with a gay romance like buttercup’s Realization moment abt what it means..would kill me

humperdinck representing not only toxic masculinity but also toxic heterosexuality; wlwestley still referring to herself as “dread pirate roberts” as a necessary mode of elusivity, “nobody would fear ‘dread pirate westley’” being given a whole new layer; valerie forcing miracle max to take westley as seriously as he would his male patients, and the playing of micro-and-macro-level sexism in regards to max referring to her as a witch (“im not a witch im your wife! but after what you just said, i don’t even know if i wanna be that anymore!”); buttercup being undermined by everyone in her life because she needs to “give men a chance” and it can’t be “true love” because it’s not a heterosexual union; the gender dynamics at play between female westley and male inigo, fezzik, and vizzini, in terms of doubting her skill, strength, and intelligence respectively; the theme of true love as a healing force of good, of hope and even immortality, being that much more potent when between two women, especially in a society that treats its women with blatant sexism– objectifies buttercup and vilifies valerie (for being old)– and is shown to be difficult yet not impossible to transcend that barrier because they both have agency and pluck; westley’s bitter & sardonic witticisms not solely being a product of her poverty and climb, but of experience navigating gender roles and putting up with shitty men; buttercup’s guilt over abandoning westley being even more heightened by the fact that she is being forced to marry a man (who represents heteropatriarchy, no less); westley still being allowed to have a huge gash on her head after fighting the rous and escaping the fire swamp, and still being knocked out by count rugen (“we are people of action. lies do not becomes us”), as often female characters, even gritty action heroes, must always remain pretty & polished through a male-gaze-lens; inigo respecting the sanctity of wlwestley and buttercup’s bond of true love, and never undermining it the way humperdinck so clearly does, because he is a noble, moral man; buttercup’s heightened emotions when it comes to westley because their love is not diluted by heteropatriarchal systems, (also explains why they fell for each other so quickly but the build up to their romance was so subtle and curious/flirty); also just like… girls with swords mmm