how would you like Maggie x Sydney’s relationship to play out in season 4?
Oh, man, I have no idea. Obviously what’ll actually happen depends on Stacey Farber’s role next season, which could be not much, since she’s been cast as a lead in an NBC pilot.
But for what I would ideally want, well, I know at some point I was all, we don’t know much about Maggie, maybe she’s just there to facilitate Sydney’s self-discovery, I just want Sydney to be happy with who she is, it’s all about her journey~ but they actually did play it all out, and faster and better than I expected and I AM shipping them specifically now. So I do want them together, but they’ve gone about this so backwards, a kiss, backing off, a vague admission of some feelings, whatever happened in the call room (heavy making out at least), backing off, and then Sydney breaking her engagement but no real visible movement. Syd’s gone through a proper arc, but we still have the potential drama with Dr. Dey, and I don’t think we’ve seen the payoff to the earlier foreshadowing about how Maggie wanted a more passionate love than what Gavin could apparently give to her.
I suppose I’m fine with whatever as long as they continue pursuing it, though I’d prefer no triangle with Dey. I want to see more indications about what Maggie’s thinking and feeling during all this, she’s been so, so chill. I want them both to show that it’s not just a fling because the other one was there at the right time, but to actually admit that they liiiike the other, I want dates that start out awkward but ending being great because Syd’s Syd and Maggie’s Maggie, I want Syd to be friends with Shahir and they can have appallingly open (to everyone else) discussions about how they handle their cultures and being gay, I want Alex to tease Maggie about it all and also get Maggie to open up a bit, I want incredibly awkward conversations between Alex and Syd during their followups, I want there to be more banter with calling each other doctor now that Maggie’s passed, and I would like a big romantic moment where Sydney gets to show her passionate side.
how would you like Maggie x Sydney’s relationship to play out in season 4?
Oh, man, I have no idea. Obviously what’ll actually happen depends on Stacey Farber’s role next season, which could be not much, since she’s been cast as a lead in an NBC pilot.
But for what I would ideally want, well, I know at some point I was all, we don’t know much about Maggie, maybe she’s just there to facilitate Sydney’s self-discovery, I just want Sydney to be happy with who she is, it’s all about her journey~ but they actually did play it all out, and faster and better than I expected and I AM shipping them specifically now. So I do want them together, but they’ve gone about this so backwards, a kiss, backing off, a vague admission of some feelings, whatever happened in the call room (heavy making out at least), backing off, and then Sydney breaking her engagement but no real visible movement. Syd’s gone through a proper arc, but we still have the potential drama with Dr. Dey, and I don’t think we’ve seen the payoff to the earlier foreshadowing about how Maggie wanted a more passionate love than what Gavin could apparently give to her.
I suppose I’m fine with whatever as long as they continue pursuing it, though I’d prefer no triangle with Dey. I want to see more indications about what Maggie’s thinking and feeling during all this, she’s been so, so chill. I want them both to show that it’s not just a fling because the other one was there at the right time, but to actually admit that they liiiike the other, I want dates that start out awkward but ending being great because Syd’s Syd and Maggie’s Maggie, I want Syd to be friends with Shahir and they can have appallingly open (to everyone else) discussions about how they handle their cultures and being gay, I want Alex to tease Maggie about it all and also get Maggie to open up a bit, I want incredibly awkward conversations between Alex and Syd during their followups, I want there to be more banter with calling each other doctor now that Maggie’s passed, and I would like a big romantic moment where Sydney gets to show her passionate side.
what are you’re thoughts/feelings on Ephra Stein?
Heh, for a second I was like who, but yes, Ephra. Hmmm, I guess I mostly felt sorry for him, trapped and manipulated by circumstances as much as his sister (but to a way lesser degree, obviously). I didn’t like him earlier on, he seemed strangely quiet and standoffish from the start, if you recall that first event where Nessa was announcing who won the contract, and considering the type of show it was, I thought he was up to something too. That turned out to be an affair, which didn’t make me like him any more, especially since I kind of shipped her with someone else already *coughs* but also because all we knew then was that Atika worked in his household, which is always a weird and gross power imbalance.
It was made clearer what their dynamic was, though, so slowly I ended up just pitying him. He had vaguely good intentions but always lived in others’ shadows, dominated by the women in his life (though I hated him in that moment when he told Nessa he carried on the affair with Atika because he needed a secret of his own—but then he didn’t know her feelings) and resentful of them. He was just very weak.
what are you’re thoughts/feelings on Ephra Stein?
Heh, for a second I was like who, but yes, Ephra. Hmmm, I guess I mostly felt sorry for him, trapped and manipulated by circumstances as much as his sister (but to a way lesser degree, obviously). I didn’t like him earlier on, he seemed strangely quiet and standoffish from the start, if you recall that first event where Nessa was announcing who won the contract, and considering the type of show it was, I thought he was up to something too. That turned out to be an affair, which didn’t make me like him any more, especially since I kind of shipped her with someone else already *coughs* but also because all we knew then was that Atika worked in his household, which is always a weird and gross power imbalance.
It was made clearer what their dynamic was, though, so slowly I ended up just pitying him. He had vaguely good intentions but always lived in others’ shadows, dominated by the women in his life (though I hated him in that moment when he told Nessa he carried on the affair with Atika because he needed a secret of his own—but then he didn’t know her feelings) and resentful of them. He was just very weak.
what are you’re thoughts/feelings on Ephra Stein?
Heh, for a second I was like who, but yes, Ephra. Hmmm, I guess I mostly felt sorry for him, trapped and manipulated by circumstances as much as his sister (but to a way lesser degree, obviously). I didn’t like him earlier on, he seemed strangely quiet and standoffish from the start, if you recall that first event where Nessa was announcing who won the contract, and considering the type of show it was, I thought he was up to something too. That turned out to be an affair, which didn’t make me like him any more, especially since I kind of shipped her with someone else already *coughs* but also because all we knew then was that Atika worked in his household, which is always a weird and gross power imbalance.
It was made clearer what their dynamic was, though, so slowly I ended up just pitying him. He had vaguely good intentions but always lived in others’ shadows, dominated by the women in his life (though I hated him in that moment when he told Nessa he carried on the affair with Atika because he needed a secret of his own—but then he didn’t know her feelings) and resentful of them. He was just very weak.
*sigh* so people are like “kanye supports nicki & bey!” etc, and…yeah, he has and that’s great, but i don’t understand this weird assumption that because he’s been nice towards these women, somehow the overtly misogynist stuff he says about other women is just….magically okay?
someone can be incredibly talented & do great things & be kind to their friends, and also act like an enormous jerk to other people
- yes, kanye is an incredibly talented musician, one of the best of his generation…and he’s also a sexist douchecanoe.
- yes, kanye has been outspoken about oppressive structures in the past & specifically addressed sexism…and he’s also a sexist douchecanoe.
- yes, kanye has faced a lot of ridiculous criticism & incredibly racist backlash…and he’s also a sexist douchecanoe.
folks are pointing out that he’s gonna get more shit for this than any white dude celebrity, simply because he’s kanye and people already hate him.
but…….that just means we should quit handwaving misogyny from other famous men. it doesn’t mean we should also handwave misogyny from this particular man.
to the bolded: nah, he isn’t going to get hate for this. It’s not just misogyny, it’s anti-black misogyny, and he won’t get hate for it. He gets more hate the few times he speaks on the behalf of (these highly specific) black women, than he ever would for trashing one of us, which he and plenty other black men in entertainment do all the time. No one cares. They’re celebrated for it. Everybody in that studio laughed at his bullshit today.
That’s why I’m no longer interested in caping for Kanye or any other bm just because he experiences racism, or give him a pass just because white dudes get passes for what they do. Just like the fact that woody allen’s continued success doesn’t mean bill cosby gets a pass. There are structural inequalities at work but that’s on a different axis and a different conversation. they’re still all wrong, and the idea we need to protect bm who don’t give a fuck about us is tired.
Kanye’s contempt for black women who aren’t Beyonce and his mama has been glaring for years and I’m no longer interested in standing up for people who don’t stand up for me. If your outspokenness and your activism doesn’t include me and mine, then I don’t need it and I don’t celebrate it.
“It’s not just misogyny, it’s anti-black misogyny, and he won’t get hate for it. He gets more hate the few times he speaks on the behalf of (these highly specific) black women, than he ever would for trashing one of us”
AUGH. yeah. salient point which i totally missed.