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You know? I’d been dreaming for years of an show that shows a wlw where there’s a guy involved and is not a total douche. Ethan was that for me

I’ve seen some nice dude third parties over the years, but other than actually helping to validate the f/f ship because that choice isn’t based on the other option being freaking terrible, it’s not really something I pay much attention to. 

Do you mean in the sense that it’s just nice to be able to see someone who, despite their hurt, understands the situation and bows out gracefully, instead of being gross and terrible? That does make for more pleasant watching, it can be almost scary anticipating the reaction when it’s some men. Or is it that IF a guy has to be involved, at least it’s a good person? If you have to watch a love triangle being drawn out, you can understand why she’s with him?

You know, I’ve seen some people say they find it harder to root for the f/f ship when the guy is this nice, but that’s so irrelevant to me? I don’t ship based on the guy or relationship being horrible, I just like the other couple more. It’s not as if sucky dudes deserve being cheated on either. And like I said before, nice men ensure that the f/f ship isn’t about getting away from a person or situation. Actually, people have even said they don’t like that Evan is getting this perfect guy portrayal while Izzie is so messy, but like, how much does that highlight how into her Casey is that she’s still choosing her despite that? I really, really loved that when Izzie AGAIN blew her off and messed up, Casey’s reaction was to mope with Sharice and be like, damn, I’m pining (present tense!) after this hot and cold mess of a person, still focused on her, and no thought of Evan, which, that’s when you’d expect it in many shows. I like that even with this clear contrast, Casey’s made and repeatedly making the choice to be with Izzie.

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I’m glad you liked the character. There’s so many black ash about Connor and a Latina been the “main” character. I trust in your opinions about it. It’s hard for Natalia but I like her since she started in our country. I’m going with hope to see this movie. I don’t care that much over the franchise but is the first Colombian that got a role this big for a franchise like this; and I really hope people like it

Ugh, I know, the backlash has been so disappointing and frustrating. I can’t believe it’s still a thing at all, let alone this strong. It’s just not fair??? All these extra obstacles for certain people.

Same anon, later that day:

I love it! Dani and Grace are amazing. The action moments where nice(car factory fight); Diego Luna a great villain. Sara amazing as usual but Dani is the boss. You’re right I was gonna be proud

Yay! I loved the action scenes, Grace was just so awesome, but yes, Dani was the star. 🙂 I can’t wait for the bluray, I have so much to rewatch.

Several asks with spoilers under the cut:

And another anon:

MORE TDF SPOILERS: I’m not sure we have to worry about Dani. Since, like you said, she knew adult Grace BEFORE young Grace, if she even has a small inkling towards liking women, I’m pretty sure her first thought (before knowing the backstory) wasn’t “OH LOOK A BABY I WANNA BE HER MOM”. Dani is all of us: her first thought was “HOLY SHIT SHE’S HOT”. The only mother-daughter dynamic I see is Sarah-Dani. Also I think Dani kind of “adopted” Grace in the future cause she was thankful of her sacrifice

(same anon). On another note, do you think Mackenzie is coming back if they do make related sequels? If so, how do you think they’re going to do it? I’m pretty sure one way to keep Grace alive would be to give her two cores instead of one, so that when she sacrifices herself she can “turn herself on” again. Even though the end hints at them wanting to stop it, I just wish they’d let JD happen, mostly because if they do stop Legion, then it’s just T2 all over again, with Dani instead of John.

Oh, for sure, when Dani first sees future-Grace in the present, all she’s seeing is a hot lady (incidentally some years older than her here) devoted to protecting her. But aside from this, in the future, she’d know Grace for some years when she’s an…older teen? It’s really easy to write around as a fic writer, but it is something to be aware of.

I honestly don’t know if we will get more sequels, the box office isn’t doing so hot. I basically want whatever Linda Hamilton wants, she is truly the person who I feel has the best idea of what’s good for this role, because it really is the story of Sarah Connor more than anything else. I don’t know if Mackenzie is willing to come back for it, it seems a punishing role and something more experimental for her than her than part of any particular ambition, but I’d definitely hope she does. If this becomes a new series, Grace is an integral part of it. 

I get what you mean about the story repeating but I can’t imagine them not trying to stop something that catastrophic just because it’s inconvenient for the story, heh. The difference here might be that they don’t succeed? I mean, this was basically T1, so I don’t think they’re too afraid of repeating elements. It’s just going to be different because now it’s like they have two Sarahs and even Grace is going to be more helpful than the T-800 and well, it’s an entirely different time, in terms of tech. I’d also love to see it because it’s the US Border Patrol that took her pics and X-Rays, so there’s a possibility Judgment Day now basically stems from the US immigration policy and the fight will have to be against the US government. I kind of wish this movie took more of a stance, even though what it did was more than usual (which speaks to how terrible the “usual” is).

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I was sad when they showed the truth about Dani/Grace. But I totally think that somehow Grace had a crush for Dani in the process. At least they weren’t related. And well both can kick ass and that’s enough for me

Heh, yeah, lol, us trying to figure out just how the dynamics could work–and they very much could. But it requires a bit more from us than, say, Deb/Lou in Ocean’s 8. If the epilogue is just a little bit after the events of the movie, then isn’t Dani like 7-10 years older than Grace? I can’t really tell how old either of them are, but Dani’s supposed to be like 18-20, right? And Grace looks like…I dunno, 10-12? I can’t judge ages at all. D: I don’t even know how old older Grace is supposed to be. It’s also worth pointing out that if the apocalypse IS stopped, resistance leader Dani will never have to “adopt” teen Grace.

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How’d you square with Terminator: Dark Fate’s intentional downplaying of Dani and Grace’s relationship? Shipping aside bc that would have taken an actual miracle to happen, the final version of the film was edited and scene-swapped to airbrush their interactions, but for what reason if they weren’t going to go all the way with it anyway? I heard the future-Dani young-Grace scenes were shot afterwards, so no wonder it felt a little hamfisted (their whole “you raised me” deal, not Dani’s destiny)

I hadn’t heard anything about that future-Dani young-Grace scene but then it must have been replacing a different storyline, because they needed some kind of reveal for their future dynamic? 

I didn’t like the downplaying at all! I can only imagine they thought even the non-canon subtext they had was too much already? Which is stupid and honestly, I think it was worse for the movie. They’re the core relationship of the movie, like Sarah-Reese, and those moments were supposed to be about Dani and Grace relating on a human level in the present, away from the future and their eventual roles in it, and they just…decided to remove them? I mean, what we had was still good because they’re both such fundamentally likable people and we did believe in their bond while, you know, fighting for their lives, but those moments (especially the shoulder touch??) could have added so much!

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I have a couple big problems with Dickinson and yes, one of them is the physicality between Sue and Emily is gone too soon, but like you said. She did end up with him. Sue seems more physically into Austin but more emotionally into Emily. Another problem I have is the fact that every other woman on the show are stereotypical and only serve the purpose to make Emily seem more progressive. Their treatment of race is like extremely heavy handed and done poorly, once agin to make Emily look good.

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I finished all 10 Dickinson episodes. Spoiler Alert: Towards the last 3 episodes I don’t even think Sue and Emily can even be considered romantic anymore. Sue gets very enamored with Austin. Go in with the right expectations. Sue/Emily are not physically involved after episode 3. 

Thanks for the warnings, anons. I still haven’t watched it and well, perhaps I’m less inclined to work hard to catch up instead of basking in that lovely season of Atypical. 

I do get the issue people are having where, while yes, of course we know real life, it’s up to the writers where to focus and they could have expanded an Emily/Susan time into a season (of just 10 eps at that) instead of I guess…not? Like Gentleman Jack showed, when you compare it to other media that focuses on Mariana Belcombe and kind of relegates Ann Walker to a footnote, even when it’s based on real people, a lot depends on what you choose to show, when. 

Obviously they don’t have to make shows to please specifically us, but I understand why some people have lost interest. I’ll still check it out for its own sake, I thought it was supposed to be fun and funny and weird, but probably not immediately.

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Anon sid: re: Terminator DF, I went on a whim when I only have a passing knowledge of the films’ lore. My subtext radar is always up high, so I definitely raised an eyebrow at D/G’s interactions early on, but all I could think in my head was ‘Please don’t make them somehow related’ because I’m always suspicious! When the age gap was revealed I facepalmed a little. TBF, it still kind of works one way (Grace to Dani) – especially since to me Grace seemed verging on hero worshipping…

It’s definitely hero worship from Grace to Dani, not viewing her as maternal, agreed. So the worry would be the other way around, Dani viewing Grace as a daughter or something, although at worst it’d be more like a soldier, but remember the expression on Dani’s face when she heard future Grace’s name? OLDER Grace is Dani’s FIRST introduction to Grace. So then her feelings would be more gratitude and friendship, but obviously it’s complicated by Grace being a teen. Presumably there was some distance between them, since Grace grew up thinking of her as the Commander and not Dani. If you want to still treat it as a ship, it can still be done.

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Answering ask with plot spoilers after the cut:

Anon sid: re: Terminator DF, I went on a whim when I only have a passing knowledge of the films’ lore. My subtext radar is always up high, so I definitely raised an eyebrow at D/G’s interactions early on, but all I could think in my head was ‘Please don’t make them somehow related’ because I’m always suspicious! When the age gap was revealed I facepalmed a little. TBF, it still kind of works one way (Grace to Dani) – especially since to me Grace seemed verging on hero worshipping…

It’s definitely hero worship from Grace to Dani, not viewing her as maternal, agreed. So the worry would be the other way around, Dani viewing Grace as a daughter or something, although at worst it’d be more like a soldier, but remember the expression on Dani’s face when she heard future Grace’s name? OLDER Grace is Dani’s FIRST introduction to Grace. So then her feelings would be more gratitude and friendship, but obviously it’s complicated by Grace being a teen. Presumably there was some distance between them, since Grace grew up thinking of her as the Commander and not Dani. If you want to still treat it as a ship, it can still be done.

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Anon said: 

SPOILERS FOR DARK FATE: I think the flashforward with Dani looked iffy because they tried to make her tougher, harder, more like John Connor, while in the dam scenes at the end she was perfect commander material: authoritative but soft and scared at the same time. Anyways, I loved Dani and Natalia’s performance too, she held her own opposite the whole cast and her character was lovable from the get go. Also, as a 5’2’’ person, I love that she’s so tiny, but she can still kick ass.

Yeah, you know what, I think you’re on to something. Like they had to make her so visibly hardened and changed to reflect her status when that wasn’t necessary? Even at the end of the movie, her look there? Was fine! Was great, tbh. But I think it wasn’t even about what it represented in her so much as providing a dramatic difference to show time changing. I honestly think they should maybe not shown her much at all, except possibly a look at the injured commander Grace had been trying to save earlier. These movies never do well in these big reveals, John Connor has never satisfied. It’s a lot better keeping it all hazy in the future.

Dani was just like, so in control. Even from the start, when she went in to fight for her brother’s job, when you knew they were presenting her as a natural leader type, takes charge of situations, fights for the little guy, but she did it so reasonably and like, naturally. Like you knew this kid had already developed a reputation among her coworkers, aside from her brother knowing she’d pick up his slack.

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Anon said: 

SPOILERS FOR DARK FATE: I think the flashforward with Dani looked iffy because they tried to make her tougher, harder, more like John Connor, while in the dam scenes at the end she was perfect commander material: authoritative but soft and scared at the same time. Anyways, I loved Dani and Natalia’s performance too, she held her own opposite the whole cast and her character was lovable from the get go. Also, as a 5’2’’ person, I love that she’s so tiny, but she can still kick ass.

Yeah, you know what, I think you’re on to something. Like they had to make her so visibly hardened and changed to reflect her status when that wasn’t necessary? Even at the end of the movie, her look there? Was fine! Was great, tbh. But I think it wasn’t even about what it represented in her so much as providing a dramatic difference to show time changing. I honestly think they should maybe not shown her much at all, except possibly a look at the injured commander Grace had been trying to save earlier. These movies never do well in these big reveals, John Connor has never satisfied. It’s a lot better keeping it all hazy in the future.

Dani was just like, so in control. Even from the start, when she went in to fight for her brother’s job, when you knew they were presenting her as a natural leader type, takes charge of situations, fights for the little guy, but she did it so reasonably and like, naturally. Like you knew this kid had already developed a reputation among her coworkers, aside from her brother knowing she’d pick up his slack.

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Hey can I ask you something? I’m gonna watch terminator this weekend. I never expected it to be queer so I know I’m not gonna be that sad about that. I’m from Colombia and I want to know what do you think of Dani’s character and Natalia’s performance?

I thought she was great! There was one flashforward that I thought was a bit eh but not because of her, at all, because of the writing. She was super likable and relatable, and totally believable as somebody who deserved this level of protection. (Edit: and to not spoil you or anything, but obviously there’s more to her character than a random girl, otherwise a Terminator wouldn’t be after her, and the reveals are totally believable.)

She started at a big disadvantage with me personally, actually, because I’ve loved the first two movies for forever, so I already was going to be more connected to Sarah Connor and the Arniebot and then this is just a coincidence, but I’ve liked both Mackenzie Davis AND Gabriel Luna for years. Look at the dates on those gifsets! So this movie was a mix of a whole bunch of things I already liked and then…Natalia Reyes. But against that competition, she held her own! She did y’all proud. :>

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Dickinson SPOILER: Content does NOT deliver after the first two episodes. Beware of watching. Super het, supposedly epic Sue/Emily romance fizzles out to nothing immediately after Ep 2. They both ramp up with separate love interests. So disappointed and confused.

Oh, I mean, well, we know what happens in real life. But yeah, given that they could focus on whatever they wanted in this short early time in their youth, I see. I don’t mind het content on principle and I don’t really see how I could mind what happens in their actual lives, but it does feel a bit bait and switchy for the rest of this season given the promo focusing on those early eps.