Thanks @vacationship for pointing out that Sydney initiates the first touch with Carmy in Review. As an obsessive person, I will analyze the choice to touch Carmy and the buildup to it.
(Warning: This might bring up some annoyance with Carmy. However, the tension and buildup leading to his explosion in this episode are incredibly well done. Looking back on the episode, it speaks to Carmy's character development season 2.)
So we fast forward to Ebra reading the review, revealing Sydney's dish as the restaurant's highlight.
Ribbon of brine, huh?
Carmy was already busy but noticed he didn't initiate eye contact with her like usual. The only time he looks her way is to shake his head in disappointment-hurt-anger that this dish she makes herself and that he says isn't ready. It gets a green light. Really, it's about Carmys not being genuinely ready to change for their relationship to develop. Carmy doesn't do this until fast forward - he loses Sydney.
Maybe the lack of eye contact tells us there's a disconnect, and there will continue to be a disconnect between them throughout the episode. And the GLARE carmy makes at Sydney. Everyone should already know shit about to blow up.
Carmy was ANGRY.
He's nodding in agreement, but you can make it out that he's stewing while sydney is asking for understanding, something he's struggling to give.
Sidebar: it brings up the importance of Tina's say hello to Jeff's friend. Carmy isn't feeling that connection - that friendship right now.so Tina saying that adds fuel to his fire.
Fast forward to more buildup, Richie and Sydney's argument. Carmy comes up with his baggage, ready to end the fight between him, but he is not much help.
Carmy intervenes, and there's still no steady eye contact with Sydney.
Oh and the importance of Sydney saying WE are learning (call back to carmy asking Sydney in 1x03 bridgade, WE want to make this place better, right?). Early on, they established their bond, but Carmy makes sure, maybe out of spite, to say the new system was her idea.
This is when Sydney really notices they are not on the same page. That he's pushing her away.
Which is what makes her make the unconscious decision to touch carmy. A plea to connect again.
Carmy stops like she asks him to through touch. Even though he was ready to walk away, he couldn't help but take a moment to pause even though they're under pressure with time. And for the first time, he really looks at her. His eyes come up even though he's still in his feelings about the whole thing.
That also tells us about Carmy's character. He doesn't talk about his feelings, which reminds me of episode 2x06 'Fishes', where Mikey had to practically drag out of Carmy the reason why he was so angry with him. When Carmy is hurt, he either explodes quickly or lets it brew until it's too late. There's no balance in his anger.
But Sydney helps with this. With their relationship, they want to keep the connection going, and in order to do that, with disagreements, there needs to be a goal to always maintain connection.
Arguments happen even with the most compatible people. It isn't toxic as some naysayers use it as an excuse to this ship. both strives to connect and carmy, although angry stops to give Sydney a minute.
But he still turned away and didn't hash it out with her. He didn't check early on if she was okay. This could be a lesson learned- a blow up may not have happened if he had given Sydney more time and connected with her despite his anger.
This gesture reveals a lot about their relationship dynamic, and looking back, it helps me appreciate Carmy's character growth. His desire to improve communication and become a better partner for Sydney? Sydney being the same way and their efforts to maintain their relationship is what makes the ship so compelling.
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um- mmmmen. men. boys. guys. ticklish men. men who wheeze. calm/stoic men who will start giggling as soon as you wiggle your fingers at them. guys who blush because of verbal teasing. feather ticklish bois. guys who like being chased. men who can ask for tickles. boys with ticklish ears. guys who would genuinely try to stay still for their ler. men who like both tickling others and being tickled. boys who are playful. mennnn. guys.
(If you're reading this you agree.)
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new oc!! Death Wish
she's self conscious about her cutiemark, so she hides it a lot. she also shortens her name to just 'wish' when meeting new ponies, & comes across very shy & introverted.
she got her mark in specimen dissection! basically, dissecting dead things for science/medicine! unfortunately it didn't come out very .,. palatable lol .... probably because she has a secret dark side ... it is her fascination after all....
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This is so stupid but I been obsessed with him as a concept, what if he show himself as dead Bee but he's not Bee it just the embodiment of Optimus's fear/doubts, his feeling of doubting himself as a leader because of all the people he has been loosing in the war, his fear of failing over and over again, and that ghost is always with him and Optimus has a character development arc cause of that or smth, idk I like drawing my son as a ghost
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A bit about the Palestinian/Israel situation from a Russian person who went through the deaths of my Russian relatives AND Ukranian relatives which I loved deeply and which loved me. Even though it's obviously not the same, JUST LISTEN—
You can say anything about the conflict, you can be on any side and support any of these countries, BUT IF YOU'RE LITERALLY CHEERING ON KIDS RAPE AND TORTURE THERE'S SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH YOU.
I'd very much like to see people who killed my 76yo grandmother in Ukraine (this woman never even raised her voice) suffer. I want to see people who killed my 26yo cousin Andrey (a guy who loved to send me stupid glittery gifs on holidays, his family didn't even get his body back, he was a civilian and his only crime was stealing my good jokes) suffer. BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE KIDS OF THOSE TERRIBLE PEOPLE BEING TORTURED?! WHO THE FUCK WOULD WANT IT BECAUSE IT WOULD MEAN "JUSTICE"?! What justice? Is this justice in this room with us right now, darling? Is it talking to you?
There's a fucking difference between wanting your country to win/support one country for your personal reasons AND ADDING LAUGHING REACTION PICS UNDER VIDEOS WHERE A PERSON CUTS OFF CIVILIAN'S HEAD AND A KID BEING THROWN UP FROM A HIGH BUILDING?!?! I'm talking about both countries rn, Palestine AND Israel.
Supporting basic needed violence ≠ supporting and laughing at the most cruel torture you can literally imagine that is happening with citizens who just lived their life, making memes about it
(I opened one telegram channel and I didn't fucking believe what I just saw. Yes, these videos exist and people who laugh at them are not human beings, not even animals, because animals don't do such shit).
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