Thanks! And here you go:
i love your gifsets :) did you get a good screenshot or gif of maya’s calendar page please?
maya and carina were so sweet this episode. i second everything you said in the tags but i especially loved how cairna interacted with maya’s mom. i don’t watch greys so idk how she is there, but on s19 she seems very collected/not easily phased. i do wonder what’ll happen when naya does eventually breakdown(because that’s what’s coming i assume). i keep thinking of her’i dont fix broken people’ comment and if theyll ever address that. but so far she seems very willing to stick it out
I JUST had a conversation with my friend about tonight’s ep and basically said all of this! I super, super love Carina, which, maybe it’s easy to do because I’ve also mostly just seen her on this show and she’s only been allowed to be a supporting character and what’s not to love about an endlessly supportive upbeat sweetheart. Because yeah, even with the “I don’t fix broken people” line that seemed to imply she wasn’t going to put up with all this, she is putting up with a lot.
And I love Maya too and of course she’s a victim and it’s super sad to see her be grateful to her abusive dad, it’s so hard for her to separate her achievements and identity from his abuse, obviously, this is a big, important arc for her, but they’re getting close to a line where it’s just Maya pouring a LOT on Carina and Carina just taking it with no other role in this relationship. Maybe there was meant to be a balance, with her brother, maybe next season, but I assume it’s actually going to be deliberate on the part of the show where Carina’s like, okay, you can’t talk to me like that. We’re starting to see Maya exhibit the same behavior her father did, pushy and bossy and I’m sure it comes from a place where she thinks that’s the best way to achieve success, but it was abuse then, and it’s just not going to get good results now. If Emmett is too scared to go back into the fire, fine, in the moment, deal with him quickly and effectively, but at some point, you have to get to the root of the matter, you can’t just give him an errand as punishment and that’s it. And in the heat of the moment or not, you can’t talk to a fire victim like that.
The show’s being way too obvious about this arc to just assume it’ll be brushed away, things are going to come to a head, I just hope Carina and their relationship won’t be a casualty on the way.
You know that gifset of Maya checking out Carina in the bikini is funny and cute but what makes it is how believable the actress that pays Maya’s expressions are. Idk if she’s gay/bi irl but sometimes I get so turned off wlw ships because the actresses are so obviously not into it. They do that oldtimey mash mouth kiss or look so deadeyed in any romantic scenes. It’s like, relax. we all know you’re straight! Just do your job (acting) well! Idk I noticed it lately in some CW shows, it’s annoying
Heh, what is it about this scene that prompts this kind of ask?
I do very much appreciate their chemistry and the intensity and believability Danielle Savre brings to the role, but I don’t think I’ve personally noticed what you’re talking about when it comes to actresses visibly not into it. So many different factors are at play, what kind of show it is and who it’s targeted at, what stage the relationship’s at, what life stage the character’s at, and then if there’s certain attention being paid to not come across as male gazey or salacious or just network pressure to tone things down and so on.
Yeah, of course there are actors who might be stiffer and awkward with female costars while offering a much smoother, more enthusiastic point of comparison with male characters but I don’t really notice it much, or look for it, I guess. It requires so much reading into motivation, I’m usually like, oh, there must’ve been a reason, and shrugging.
THANK YOU for posting maya ive been trying to find her for the longest. I saw the gifs with her at the pool with like 21 000 notes and I was immediately ???interested lmao. That show has many, many gorgeous women (also vic? WASTED lesbian potential ugh) but maya is my fave. Also that uniform? It WORKS. eso when they just have the pants and t-shirt. I feel like I’m living in golden age of hot gay women on TV feeling #blessed lol
Heh, yeah, that clip was super fun! It had everything.
I wouldn’t say many women, most of the time it’s three? Barring guest stars, it’s mostly just Andy, Maya, and Vic. Who is, yes, totally wasted potential. Actually, I have a friend who ships her and Maggie from Grey’s but I guess it’s just gonna be Jackson in the middle for now. But never say never, with this show/franchise, considering Teddy.
The uniforms are a special bonus, especially when there are like three different versions of them. And the t-shirt and pants version definitely shows them off well. 3×06 was a Maya showcase in that particular outfit.
