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I miss him so much…

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God this reeks of truth

2020 MOODBOARD

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I attacked myself whoops

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no one:

me, talking about my fave character:

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So wait a bloody minute. After Richard gets Thomas out of jail, they spend some time wandering around York, presumably all night because they arrive back downstairs in the morning, and you're telling me in all that time together neither of them made a move? Instead they waited until the last fucking moment to realise they like each other and share a kiss (with the door wide open)? No way. I call bullshit. Richard was crushing on Thomas from the start and Thomas is a natural flirt, so what the fuck. They would have most definitely made out.

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There was a post discussing this topic but I didn’t want to hijack it with my long-ass comment so here’s the post that inspired my rant.

So why do some people see Thomas’s decision to lift his hand up and get out of that hellhole as cowardly?

First of all, I totally agree that it wasn’t an act of cowardice - I’d just like to get into the reasons why I think some people do see it as such, and why the way the show has dealt with it may not have been helpful at erasing that pov.

Firstly, Thomas in the beginning of s2 was still more or less an unlikable, scheming bad guy with few redeeming qualities. It’s easy to interpret what he did as cowardly and add it to the long list of Everything Bad About Thomas. It’s easier to say: “This character is a baddie and everything he does is bad, look how he weaseled his way out of the war!” instead of considering his action from a more humane, psychological pov.

And shame on Fellowes for allowing it to come across as such! Thomas could have shared what he did with some understanding character (maybe Edward or Sybil) who would tell him that his action wasn’t cowardly. In doing so, the viewers of the show would be presented with a little food for thought, another way of looking at things. And secondly, we have all these “heroes” to compare Thomas to; poor Matthew, brave, separated from his dear Lavinia Mary; William, so passionate and eager to go to war and fight for his country, but with no perspective of the real situation. But Thomas is not naive enough to think that war is a chance to prove yourself or that you’d be anything more than cannon fodder in those trenches. And he has no sweetheart waiting at home for him. I think some people found his action cowardly, not only because he was a baddie, but also because his sole motivation was his own life - which is absolutely ridiculous! Hardly anything is a stronger motivation than survival, so why is it so wrong that Thomas wants to live and did find a way out of that misery? But honestly, I wonder what the reactions would be if for example Matthew had lifted his hand up to go home to his fiancee Mary… Would people be more understanding bcs he was a “good guy” and bcs his motivation would be love? And let’s not forget that we also have Molesley who’s had protection that kept him out of the trenches. I’m not saying that avoiding war all together was cowardly (who in their right mind wouldn’t put their own life first?) - but it seems unfair that Thomas gets judged so harshly for being at the front for two years and then willingly lifting his hand up, knowing that it would get mutilated - all just in the name of survival.

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Ngl I still get really heated thinking about how Thomas's choice to stick his hand up in the trenches is framed narratively as an act of cowardice

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Me when someone doesn’t like Thomas Barrow

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Chris & Thomas at the club (this scene always brings a smile to my face, among my top 3 favs)

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you should do a monstery take on 2d from gorillaz if ur familiar with him

I uhMisread this.Well enjoy!!!

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Skybound: Tries to convince us Minnie had a change of heart

Us:

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My favorite scene the I like Purple scene. It’s so fucking adorable

THIS WAS SUCH AN UNDERRATED MOMENT. The game really knew I would choose purple just because of Violet and because I am A Gay. CHOICES MATTER 10/10

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OKAY SO I’M FREAKING OUT ABOUT WHAT MINNIE SAID

“The only way you’re going to save your people is to let us take them.” like this makes me so anxious??? I had some kind of hope that Minnie will help us or something but I think she’s fully on Lilly’s side at this point…

ps Violentine shippers are not cancelled just because Minerva is alive we been knew for months and like Minnie probably has bigger priorities than getting back her girlfriend!! ((I hope so))

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Cryaotic saying “Fuckin’ get it Clem” as he clicks the [Kiss Her] option with Vi is a mood