help i had no interest in succession before (not hating i just don't watch much tv because the waits cause me to lose interest between seasons) but i saw a gif of roman on your blog and thought he looked cute so i'd try the show and if i didn't like it i could turn it off but holy crap it sucked me in and now ive watched every episode in the series in one day and havent slept more than 2hrs in the same amount of days.
the universal succession watcher experience of Not Being Normal About This Show
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thinking about how 5x04 birthmarks actually sets up house's childhood as being more fucked up than i think the writers intended.
like okay. to run down: john house is abusive towards his son. house deduces that his dad isn't his biological father when he's 12 and confronts him about it. as a result, his dad proceeds to not speak to him for months besides leaving notes at his bedroom door. house's belief that his dad isn't his biological father is eventually vindicated after john's death and he realizes that his mother didn't like his father much either.
which. jesus christ. can we just take a step back and let that sink in? his mother had an affair and house is the result of that. and his mom just..... lets her husband abuse her son? it doesn't sound like she really stepped in at any point to stop it and the only time we see his parents together she makes excuses for her husband's behavior. and like. house is born in 1959 so yes, it's not like his mother could easily leave her husband and i'm not saying that blythe house is evil bc it is a difficult situation given the time period, but the way the narrative frames her (lack of) action in such a passive way vs acknowledging that she's complicit is... really fucked up tbh! and i'm not saying that a victim of child abuse can't love their parents bc it's really complicated! but it's just such a weird thing to toss out there like a dead fish to fester in the sun and do absolutely nothing else with it.
i really don't know that the writers fully thought through the implications of the back story they set up even tho it ends up explaining why house puts up with a lot of really messed up shit from the people around him.
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some inane ramblings
something something when raph is missing/unavaliable, leo is the one who will step up and take the role as the "leader" (i.e. provide direction and act as the voice of reason), often without realizing he's doing it.
for example, in "man vs sewer," when raph goes "missing," leo is the one to steer the team into finding him.
this episode is one of the best examples of leo acting as "leader," as, within it, he sheds his funnyman/"faceman" persona (as seen in the above screenshots) and allows us a glimpse into his underlying characterization.
some more examples from the episode include:
when raph falls down the tunnel and mikey yells out, "our football!", leo (and donnie, but he glances at leo) gives him this look:
(which prompts him to add, "and raph!")
or similarly, when he's trying to direct his brothers to find raph
[Leo: "Raph is all alone! Guys, we need to --"]
[Mikey: "Go down that slide again?"]
[Donnie: "Yes, agreed. Raph will make it home eventually, I'm sure."]
[Leo: No! Raph's our brother, and--"]
(Immediately after this exchange, he 'tubes' Mikey and reasons with Donnie to convince him to find Raph.)
"Then give us ice for our horriblymangledbodies!"
Is the one to frequently point out the obvious (directing the team, stopping them from unnecessary dawdling).
Comes up with and directs the plan of action.
[L: "He still can't tell it's us! But if we get this sewer sludge off... Mikey! Open that flood valve!"]
And when that fails, he implements Lace Face and "the midnight special" to actually get Raph back.
Reverts (but also leans into?) the trope of the leader character saying the lesson after they learn it;
[L: Buuut we learned a valuable something about never something-ing you alone again."]
also the overall premise?
it seems likely from underlying context that leo organized this day out (as a break from splinter's training.) when donnie gets suspicious of where raph got his tube tire, leo is the one one to steer them away from potential conflict.
just the whole episode. if you watch it and start looking, you'll find tons of little examples.
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For the record, I haven't rewatched Helluva in... a very long time, so take my own commentary in response to your asks with a grain of salt.
That being said... if you're like me and some episodes gross you out, or you just can't or don't want to watch the vids on Viv's channel for whatever reason, I recommend Helluva Scribe! Not only have they uploaded each episode of the series to date in novel format, collected as chapters in two separate books, they also tend to add their own little fixes, adjustments and lore/scene expansions to each! It's pretty cool!
I've been catching up on stuff I've forgotten largely with the help of their books and using them as a resource for fanfic writing
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