āMy attention?ā
That line for me says a lot of things. His face looks like heās contemplating things and I donāt think itās just one thing heās questioning.
MY attention? You wanted to get MY attention? This was about me and not Eddie?
My ATTENTION? This is flirting, heās flirting with me and he wants my attention bc heās flirting.
I think he wasnāt prepared for Buck to be so straightforward, they were flirting but it was less what they were saying and more How they were saying it. Making plans to spend time can be normal friends but the slowly getting closer and the way they were talking makes it flirting. But that is very different than just stating Hey Iām Interested In You like Buck did. Heās checking that heās picking up exactly what Buck is putting down, that heās not misreading this before he makes the big move.
And yeah there is an element of Me? Not Eddie? But I think thatās also him double checking that heās not about to start a disaster, that this is what Buck wants.
Tommy might seem more sure of himself but I think he still needed Buck to say exactly what he was feeling and wanting before he was willing to fully put himself out there.
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The scene in the restaurant is already the beginning of the show planting seeds to confirm that Buddie is happening. Why? Because why have Eddie and his girlfriend randomly pop up at the same restaurant Buck is having his first date ever with a man? Not only that but stills confirm that Eddieās attention will be on whatever is going on with Buck and Tommy. Itās obvious he has some interest in that whole thing. If he didnāt really care or have any questions, heād say hi and then continue on with his date. But heās literally sitting there with his entire focus on Buck and Tommy. Heās already probably questioning things bc if he brought his girlfriend to this restaurant ON A DATE, then what the fuck can Buck and Tommy be doing here in a date setting? If itās supposed to be simply platonic between Buck and Eddie, why even have Eddie show up? Sure thereās a comedic aspect to it but heās LOOKING at them. Heās confused and he wants answers to his questions. Questions that will only multiply when Buck tells him the truth. And even then, Eddie will be all āyeah man I love you everythingās good hahaā but still have questions. Questions that he canāt stop thinking about. Questions such as why heās having these strong feelings about his best friend dating a man thatās similar to himself. And the aftermath of Buck coming out is going to be a key indicator on whatās going to happen between Buck and Eddie. Eddie isnāt going to handle all of this like a āplatonic best friendā. Heās going to slowly spiral in the sense where heās questioning EVERYTHING he has ever known which includes his bond with Buck. Itās so obvious where this story is heading.
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"But Buck was trying to get Eddie's attention."
Well I have some thoughts on that! I think Buck does like Tommy, and there's no confusion for him about that. His feelings for both people can coexist!
My interpretation of last night's events for our chaotic bisexual kind of played out as him trying to get both Tommy's and Eddie's attention at different times. And not really knowing why. I think he was having feelings he couldn't really process because he didn't have the right context for those feelings and hasn't really felt them before.
So call me a clown but my thoughts are that he was definitely feeling jealous of both of them. With Eddie, he's primarily been close with only women outside of the 118, not other guys. Buck's subconscious feelings (not known to him at the time or even fully now) may have been along the lines of "Eddie likes women, I have no competition" and then in swoops Tommy (someone Buck already thinks is really cool and wanted to get to know even if he didn't quite know why yet) and his brain goes "I have competition" about both Eddie taking his new interest's attention and Tommy taking his long time interest's attention.
But then Tommy comes back into focus and clearly shows interest in Buck, so it clicks! This was that feeling! Part of the puzzle has been solvedā it's just the rest that isn't as obvious to him yet.
Because without understanding his sexuality, Buck has likely only ever viewed Eddie as a friend even if along the way he has felt things that friends don't typically feel. So what we have right now is an opportunity for Buck to explore his bisexuality as a completely separate thing from Eddie, and then come to understand what he has also been feeling for Eddie without realizing before.
Or I'm completely wrong but only time will tell.
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Merlin BBC UK TV Show - A Psychological Analysis Series Part 11
Season 2 Episode 9 - ā The Lady of the Lakeā
Writing this post proved to be a challenge as I had to condense all my thoughts and ideas in a coherent manner without it being all over the place.
While providing a synopsis of the episode, I will be highlighting the subliminal themes portrayed here in CAPITAL LETTERS AS WELL AS MY ANALYSIS to cover every aspect of the episode.
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Merlin is introduced to the character of Freya, a Druid girlĀ trapped in a bounty hunter's cage (RESTRICTION) belonging to a man namedĀ Halig.
Despite Gaius's warnings not to interfere and against a background of a stormy night (INTERNAL CONFLICT) Merlin openly uses magic (QUEERNESS) in-front of Freya to reassure her that he is there to help and frees her, before narrowly escaping Halig.
Merlin hidesĀ the girlĀ in the catacombs (THE PLACE THE OVERWROUGHT SUBCONSCIOUS MIND BURIES ALL OF THE PROBLEMS AND SECRETS ) beneath Camelot (SOCIETY) and promises to look after her.
She asks Merlin why he saved her and he says it could have easily been him in the cage (BOTH MERLIN AND FREYA ARE MAGICAL CREATURES LIVING IN A SOCIETY THAT CONDEMNS THEM FOR WHO THEY ARE)
Halig goes to Uther and notifies him of Freya's escape with the help of an accomplice. Uther assigns a detachment of guards to capture them.
The next 30 minutes of the episode becomes the main core of my analysis.
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Merlin performing domestic duties for Arthur:
IN THE PATRIARCHIAL WORLD OF UTHER'S CAMELOT, MERLIN PERFORMS TASKS WHICH ARE CONSIDERED FEMININE.
MERLIN PREPARES AND SERVES ARTHUR FOOD.
MERLIN PREPARES ARTHUR'S BATH.
MERLIN CLEANS ARTHUR'S CLOTHES AND SHOES.
MERLIN FUSSES OVER ARTHURS WEIGHT AND APPEARANCE.
ALL WHICH HE DOES EVERYDAY FOR WHICH HE IS NEVER APPRECIATED OR THANKED.
SOUNDS LIKE A COMPLAINT A LOT OF WIVES HAVE.
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Arthur views Merlin as feminine and lacking masculine traits:
ARTHUR SEES MERLIN CARRYING A BLACK DRESS AND ASSUMES IT IS FOR MERLIN HIMSELF
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Merlin steals food from Arthur to give it to Freya:
FOOD AND SEX HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED FROM ANTIQUITY.
EVEN MODERN STUDIES HAVE CONFIRMED THE STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN SEX AND FOOD.
SOURCE: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Correlations-between-sex-and-eating-variables_tbl1_290219210
JUDEO-CHRISTIANITY SEES GLUTTONY AND LUST AS INTERCHANGEABLE, BOTH SINS OF THE FLESH.
IN MEDIEVAL TIMES, AN UNFAITHFUL WIFE WAS OFTEN ACCUSED OF HIDING FOOD FROM HER HUSBAND ONLY TO GIVE IT TO HER LOVER (MAKING HER ADULTERY AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM AS WELL).
USING THE CONTEXT ABOVE, IT IS QUITE FUNNY TO SEE HOW MERLIN STEALS FLESH (MEAT) FROM ARTHUR TO GIVE IT TO FREYA.
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Freya reveals to Merlin that she is cursed:
HERE THE CURSE THAT FREYA IS TALKING ABOUT IS HER BEING A TRANSGENDER PERSON.
THERE ARE FEW BETTER SYMBOLS FOR SOMEONE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF FEMALE-TO-MALE TRANSITION THAN THE HUMAN TO CREATURE TRANSFORMATION TROPE.
WHEN YOU ARE ON HRT TESTOSTERONE THERAPY, MOST PEOPLE BECOME HAIRIER AND STRONGER AND GAIN MUSCLE, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE BASTET CREATURE TRANSFORMATION BY FREYA.
PLEASE NOTE, I AM NOT SAYING THAT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE ARE CURSED. I AM SIMPLY SAYING IT CAN FEEL LIKE A CURSE CONSIDERING THE BIGOTRY AND HATE TRANSGENDER PEOPLE FACE.
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Freya and Merlin profess their love for each other and kiss.
Against this background, Halig is narrowing in on Freya's hideout.
Freya decides to escape Camelot, believing that Merlin is better off without her. She is then confronted by Arthur, Halig and a group of knights.
Arthur manages to badly wound Freya in her Bastet form before being distracted by a gargoyle which was toppled by Merlin.( IT IS A REAL COINCIDENCE THAT ARTHUR ATTACKS FREYA WHO HAD KISSED MERLIN A FEW MOMENTS AGO, SIMILARLY TO HOW ARTHUR WOULD ATTACK LANCELOT FOR KISSING GWEN IN SEASON 4 EPISODE 9)
Merlin runs after Freya to find her mortally wounded. (IT IS THE OBJECT OF MERLINāS HOMOSEXUAL DESIRES (ARTHUR) WHO KILLS THE OBJECT OF HIS HETEROSEXUAL DESIRE (FREYA) )
A heartbroken Merlin places her body on a boat and uses his magic to give her a traditional funeral by the lake.Ā (I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY POIGNANT IN HINDSIGHT BECAUSE ONCE FREYA DIES AND BECOMES LADY OF THE LAKE THESE TWO NEVER SHARE A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP AGAIN. SHE IS LITERALLY SUBMERGED INTO THE LAKE WHICH IS A METPHAPHOR FOR MERLINāS CONCIOUSNESS. LOCKED AWAY FOREVER)
Back at Camelot, Arthur aware that Merlin is upset helps cheer him up before delegating him more tasks. (MERLIN'S HOMOSEXUALITY HAS FINALLY WON OUT AND HE HAS ACCEPTED HIS DESTINY I.E ARTHUR ROFLMAO. PRIOR TO THIS EPISODE MERLIN DID SHOW HINTS OF ATTRACTION TOWARDS THE OPPOSITE SEX. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY HIM ADMIRING MORGANA IN SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 AND NIMUEH IN SEASON 1 EPISODE 4. HOWEVER FROM THIS EPISODE ON, MERLIN SHOWS NO ATTRACTION TO ANY FEMALE CHARACTER WHAT SO EVER. THIS IS EXPRESSED EXPLICITLY IN SEASON 4 EPISODE 8 WHERE THE LAMIA SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO ENCHANT ALL THE MEN EXCEPT MERLIN. GWEN EVEN ASKS WHY EVERY MAN EXCEPT MERLIN HAS BEEN ENCHANTED.)
I TRULY ENJOYED THIS EPISODE AS IT IS RIFE WITH SYMBOLISM FOR ME TO PICK APART AND ANALYZE !
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ā BUDDIE WEEK 2021 ā
ā„ day two - best parallel(s): 4x14 + callbacks to their most important moments
[Image Description: 10 small gifs of Evan Buckley and Eddie Diaz from 9-1-1. The gifs are arranged as two gifs in 5 rows; all the gifs in the right column are different scenes from season 4, episode 14.
Gif 1: In a scene from season3, episode 9, with a guilty look on his face, Buck says tp Eddie, āLook, Iām sorry I wasnāt there, Eddie. You and Chris needed meā¦ā
Gif 2: Lying in his hospital bed, Eddie speaks slowly to Buck saying, āYou were there for him [Chris] when I couldnāt be. Thatās what matters.
Gif 3: In a scene from season 2, episode 10, Buck ducks his head bashfully when the elf tells him, āYou two have an adorable son.ā and looks back at Eddie and Chris.
Gif 4: Eddie tells Buck, āItās in my will, if I die, you become Christopherās legal guardian.ā
Gif 5: In a scene from season 4, episode 5; Buck say, āI had to do it.ā and Eddie smiles at him softly and says, āI know you did.ā
Gif 6: Buck tells Eddie earnestly, āYou know I wouldnāt.ā and Eddie laughs, saying, āNah, I know you wouldnāt.ā
Gif 7: In a scene from season 3, episode 3, Eddie places a hand on Buckās shoulder and tells him, āThereās nobody in this world I trust with my son more than you.
Gif 8: Eddie says emphatically, "But no one will ever fight for my son as hard as you.ā
Gif 9: In a scene from season 2, episode 3, Buck watches Eddie and Christopher reunite after the earthquake with a wistful smile on his face.
Gif 10: Buck watches Eddie and Christopher reunite after the shooting, a longing smile on his face.
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