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#A Travesty
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dragons-and-princes · 8 months
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EJ deserved so much better.
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kat--writes · 2 years
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I have so many thoughts about the HSMTMTS finale but for now I’ll say this:
The fact they gave Gina the speech was the most ridiculous decision the show has ever made. You’ve honestly got to be joking??? I don’t know if that’s because Ricky already gave Nini a speech in season one, or, what, but Gina has already laid out her feelings to him multiple times.
“You’re not a maybe to me” — yea NO DUH, that was established when she spilled her guts multiple times and then cried over him for a bunch of episodes? After everything they’ve been through RICKY NEEDED TO BE THE ONE TO LAY OUT HIS FEELINGS FOR HER. And to twist the Portwell breakup to make it work for that speech … come on. Her breakup with EJ felt so weird and that’s because it was all so it would fit another narrative even though it made NO SENSE. If Gina didn’t want to be with EJ because of their age difference or even because of Ricky fine but don’t try and cram in that she was a “maybe” because she is literally all EJ wanted.
And don’t even get me started on the treatment of EJ who literally lost two girls the exact same way to the exact same person and then still called Ricky his brother, celebrated his birthday and walked away. All while directing a show alone, with no help, dealing with a hateful dad, and having to play a donkey in a play when Ricky gets the lead for shows he doesn’t even know the names of the character for.
I literally hated everything about that storyline in the finale and I am just … flabbergasted Ricky wasn’t the one to be honest with Gina about his feelings. I’m shook so hard by that.
What I will say is Big Red and Ashlyn both being queer is dope as hell, I liked that they didn’t magically take away Kourtneys anxiety (even though it needed a rewrite to be less after school special) and Ninis send off was absolutely PERFECT I was sobbing my eyes out I’m so glad she gave Ricky the lotto ticket. Flawless, respectful exit for Olivia Rodrigo.
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beautyinsteadofashes · 2 months
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i know there's friends to lovers and enemies to lovers but dang it if i don't love exes to lovers.
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thstarsofsilver · 2 years
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ej says to val "i'm only doing this right now because you're leaving early" when he calls his dad. he says "i need some moral support."
so you're telling me he had to make the call prematurely because he didn't feel there was a single other person who could morally support him through this? not his cousin who he's had these kind of conversations with before, not his ex girlfriend who was shown to be a source of strength and support for him, not a single one of his friends from school would be willing or able?
he had to squeeze such an important call in before she left because she was the only one really on his side.
tl;dr ej deserves so much better.
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goldengashes · 9 months
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i need that king and queen of east high AU so bad
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aroundthewaygirlao3 · 2 years
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HSMTMTS S3E7 Rant
RANT Ahead!
Why are we treating Kourtney’s anxiety and EJ’s anxiety SO differently?
Kourtney’s worried about bombing on stage, she gets a literal chorus of supportive sisters to help her climb the literal and metaphorical wall.
EJ is worried about his ENTIRE LIFE imploding, and he gets snarky comments from Ricky about how everyone knows he’s stressed, Carlos (who knows the stress of putting on a show) telling him to “just do it at night,” and literally NO ONE just taking the damn script away at the prom. Gina knew exactly where to find him after the last dance, why didn’t she go look for him DURING it? Where is the close relationship he and Ashlyn have had for years? Why is his arc just about “wow, he’s fucking up everywhere”? 
YES, EJ made mistakes. YES, he’s terrible at reaching out and asking for help. So was Kourtney. But she got support, and EJ didn’t. And I think Kourtney DESERVED the help! But why didn’t EJ?
To be clear, this isn’t about the Portwell breakup. I think Gina has some very valid points about them being in different places and feeling unsure about the future, and all those feelings are incredibly valid and real. I think they came a bit out of nowhere and wish we’d been actually addressing those issues all season instead of these GIGANTIC external factors that they keep dropping onto this couple, so it felt a bit unearned, but that part isn’t the problematic part for me.
I CAN’T get behind the way the narrative has treated EJ and diminished what HIS experience of anxiety has been time and time again.
It feels like a very gendered lens on mental health, honestly, and I’m not here for it. 
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veryberrydreamer · 10 months
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IT WAS REAL TO ME
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amesscott · 2 years
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narcobarbies · 5 months
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rina week 2023 day three: jealousy
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haven-of-dusk · 3 months
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Why would you ever ship EJ with Val? I legitimately just don't understand it...
I mean instead you could be shipping him with Ricky
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Or shipping him with Gina
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Or shipping him with Ricky
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Or shipping him with an OC played by Kit Connor
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Or, and you'll be shocked by this one, shipping him with Ricky.
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Just a thought...and also maybe some foreshadowing for a WIP.
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#We Stan A Supportive/Protective Ex Boyfriend King
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sparklyseblos · 5 months
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take me back to season 2 portwell bc let me remind you all of this absolutely adorable moment:
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the way she’s looking at ej from the stage and he’s looking back at her in such awe too he looks so proud of her stop they were so in love oh my god they make me go insane
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kat--writes · 2 years
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If I were to sit and say the Ricky and Gina scenes weren’t cute I would be blatently lying because they were. It was adorable. And very funny.
BUT.
I am a Portwell truther, and EJ being distracted by a (very understandable and overwhelming) summer job while Gina feels slightly neglected is EXTREMELY HSM 2 Troy/Gabriella of them. So I will be here, fighting for my life, hoping for a “Gotta Go My Own Way” duet, a “Sceam” solo for EJ, and a hope that the parallels bring them back together by the end.
Also do not come to me to say EJ doesn’t care about Gina because boy brought her flowers to congratulate her because he ALWAYS shows up despite being insanely distracted and stressed out. He is trying to be everything all at once and that’s not on him!
Ok bye
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burning-daylight · 5 months
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these two ARE 1989. i don’t make the rules
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starrrbakerrr · 1 year
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Because this moment's really all we have.
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