Yeah! It was very classic even ‘80s sitcoms farce, getting into these silly situations. There was a lot of that kind of comedy, like with Bowser and when he picked up Blair’s call during the raid and like, ALL the times they went after skips, really, lol. Really enjoyed how fun it was, even aside from that type of comedy, the show as a whole seemed closer to the ‘90s style instead of the edgy darker teen stuff that’s been taking over.
Did another rewatch of Episode 8 of TBH and Sterling is absolutely adorable in that whole episode. The one thing I relate to the most with her is the panicked/worried expression she gives April when she says to her “You thought that was nothing?” She doesn’t relax or breath until April says no then you see her breath out like “thank God it wasn’t just me who felt something”
Ooof, yeah, that moment where she just stops breathing and just braces herself:
Because maybe it was, maybe she’s making too much of it and it meant nothing to April or she’s not going to acknowledge it but phew, April admits it wasn’t nothing and then we get this moment of relief.
It’s like those moments in fic where people let out a breath they didn’t know they were holding. 😛
I would love for April to come out but for her, not only to get back with sterling, I want her to come out and then working things out with sterling and eventually that they get back together ❤️
I’ve been thinking over this and I know that when I first watched I was all, some people just don’t get to come out early! April shouldn’t have to go through this arc if she’ll be left disowned or whatever, they shouldn’t focus on coming out as the only goal, she has a right to prioritize her security and future, but I happened to catch a gifset of the skeeball scene and as always, paused on this one because it is the cutest:
And like, it made me super sad! For ONCE, she’s allowing herself to be so open with someone, not having to guard every word and glance and motion, knowing it’ll be accepted without judgment and with safety, like, she can trust in this dynamic in a way she can’t with anybody else! The closet is such a particular kind of hell when you know how the people around you will react, it truly is traumatizing to be that watchful and careful and afraid CONSTANTLY. I used to be afraid I’d accidentally say something incriminating in my sleep! It’s literally like being undercover or a spy in enemy territory, you don’t get any respite. Except the enemy in this case are your family and friends, the people you’d go to for comfort in any other situation.
But for just this moment, she’s letting herself relax with someone, and the worst part is? The worst part? She’s fully self-aware! She knows how intense she is! She knows how high-strung she usually is, how she comes across, how people regard her, how she’s been forced to be these last years. But what other choice does she have? Nothing until she comes out.
So I’ve changed my mind, anon. You’re right, I hope she does come out, and of course she is a fictional character, but I hope that kids–people in her position get to see a way out of it without too much loss. Her father becoming accepting would be too unrealistic but maybe it could be a Quinn Fabray kind of situation where they deal with him once and for all, that is actually plot-relevant, and then her mom is better about it? I just hope they treat it with the kindness I want for her. 😡
You know what was a “cute if you catch it” moment? Sterling pretty much crouching against that wall in the laser tag room so she was the same height as April when they kissed. I am a sucker for height difference.
Aww, I didn’t notice that!
Aw, she’s just like, braced against the wall to stay that low for a lengthy period of time. I don’t really care about height differences in the sense that, like, I prefer them, I’m fine either way, but they’re still adorable! Especially when the shorter one is way more the scarier one. The second season should make use of a reversal, with like, I dunno, stairs or a desk or something.
Hey, sorry for the question but I have a little doubt that maybe u can solve: did April and Sterling have sex or not? Did they just make out?
No worries, and they just made out, no sex.
Omg that second to last gif of the Doritos scene gifset!! Did Sterling making that kiss mouth when she keeps looking at April’s lips!???? Hahaha I love how her eyes keeps going up and down looking at the eyes and the lips hahaha Bless whoever invented gif!! We see more small details that we missed while watching Thank you thank you for gifting!!
Can I just say, I love that everyone’s calling it the Doritos scene, that’s literally what I named this clip.
Uh, huh. It looks like it! But I think it was just a little quirk, either she was thinking about saying something to interrupt this tirade (and get April’s attention all back on herrrrr) or she was doing this kind of unconscious mimicking thing with April she seems to do, like touching her hair:
Although, to your point, she’s touching her hair because she’s imagining touching April’s, soooo I guess we’re back to your theory. 😀