#Donnie? wasted potential deserved to be together

[skoulsons]

Don’t talk to me about romantic relationships. Don’t talk to me about enemies to lovers. Don’t talk to me about some romantic slow burn. Don’t talk to me about star-crossed lovers. Don’t talk to me about some characters finally sleeping together. I don’t care.

Enemies to family? Yes. Slow burn father-daughter relationship where they slowly grow into the much needed role in the others life? Absolutely. Star-crossed found family cringy fluffy stuff? Sign me up. A platonic relationship where two people who very clearly care about each other but would never really acknowledge it finally having a moment to hug or share vulnerability with each other? I’m there. Found family where these people who would’ve passed each other on the street make a little team and risk their lives for each other constantly? Signed, paid, sent. Platonic physical touch? Hugs? Dinners together as a group? Moments of laughter together? Hospital scenes? Visiting the other just to visit and check up? An incredibly deep and profound love that can be never be looked into or analyzed enough because it is so strong and incredible it’s breathtaking? Saying I love you? Platonic soulmates? Best friends? yup, that’s me. I’m there, middle of the street. eating hot asphalt.

GIMME IT ALL

#im sorry it’s 2am #im in my thoughts #i really #very rarely do I care about romantic relationships #jopper? TOP TIER SHIP #Philinda? TOP TIER SHIP #Donnie? wasted potential deserved to be together #bur you know what I love so much more #SO MUCH MORE #found family. #more than that. romantic tropes used in platonic relationships #enemies to family. soulmates. idc give me star crossed them. give me everything and more. #MAKE THOSE TROPES PLATONIC. GIMME THE GOOD STUFF

[fabuloustrash05]

How do you think Mona’s relationship is with Raph’s family + Casey and April?

She really only interacted with Raph from what I remember and that’s a crime, she deserved more from the writers. Splinter showing her embarrassing baby photos of Raphael is everything to me💅

Yes! I've been wanting to talk about this! I really wish the show had Mona interact with more characters. The only people she truly has a dynamic/relationship with is Raph, Sal Commander and maybe Lord Dregg (but very little). Wasted potential for her character, so I'm gonna fix that! Here we go!

Leo & Mona Lisa

Leo took the longest for him and Mona to really form a bond/friendship. Leo tends to have a hard time trusting people Raph's close with (Slash & Casey) and even longer to warm up to them. Leo was grateful for Mona, she has helped him and his brothers numerous times, they both respect each other as skilled fighters and have a mutual respect towards each other, but that was it for the longest time. It wasn't until one night when Mona came to the lair to visit Raph she ran into Leo instead. He tells her Raph is out and won't be back till later so Mona decides to stay at the lair and wait. Leo is about to watch a 24 hour Spaceheroes marathon, and not wanting to leave Mona bored and alone, he offers for her to join him and watch his favorite show. Few hours later, Raph comes home to find his brother and girlfriend sitting together wearing Spaceheroes merch, sitting inches away from the TV, watching in a amazement as they fanboy/girl over Captain Ryan. Raph realizes in horror that Leo has turned his girlfriend into a Space-Nick. The two now are really close and 80% of the things they talk about together are Spaceheroes and other sci-fi shows Leo has gotten her into, and other times they spar together and share sword fighting tips and tricks.

Donnie & Mona Lisa

Similar to Leo, Donnie took a while to really bond with Mona, but he and Mona were more quick to find something in common. She's more than just her strength, she's intelligent and handy too. There have been times Mona had to work on/repair many Salamandrian ships by herself when they were down and her and her commander were off planet. Donnie also really enjoys talking to Mona about intergalactic sciences, and Mona often shows and lets him borrow her old tech and gear for him to study and analyze, helping him improve his work and knowledge of many scientific fields. Out of all the brothers, Mona and Donnie have the most mature relationship/dynamic, if that makes sense. Sometimes they like to share a cup of coffee and catch up and chat about the latest stuff going on in their lives. I also like to think in the future Donnie is Mona's go to for medical treatment/her baby doctor when her and Raph start having a family. He also becomes their kid's personal tutor.

Mikey & Mona Lisa

Mikey is quick to befriend anyone he meets, so of course he and Mona quickly form a friendship. Mona, just like many others, adores Mikey and he feels the same. Mikey reminds Mona of all the Salamandrian children back on her home planet and she admires how positive and carefree he can be despite all the challenges he has faced in his life. Mona also really loves Mikey's cooking (I HC that Salamandrian appetites are similar to Saiyans from Dragon Ball Z,) and she will eat almost anything he makes, and Mikey wants to introduce her to all Earth's food, especially pizza. I imagine one day Mikey finds out Mona is unaffected by spicy foods (another HC of mine) so he just decides to make as many spicy foods as he can to see if he'll get any reaction out of her. Spoilers: he didn't. Mikey also likes how happy Mona makes his brother, cause out of everyone Mikey knows how grumpy Raph used to be before Mona entered his life. Now, whenever Raph is angry or Mikey wants his big bro to do something for him, Mikey just pulls the "Mona-Card". Mikey is also a big time RaMona shipper and always likes to mess with Raph when it comes to Mona, whether that's embarrassing him by telling Mona stories about Raph from past missions/their childhood or telling her about "the bug incident".

April & Mona Lisa

These two would be BFFs and you can't change my mind on this!! Think about it: April's first real best friend turned out to be a lie, being only a Kraang bot used to get to her and the Turtles. For Mona, she grew up in the military (my HC), there's no time for silly childish games and making friends, only war. April would start trying to form a friendship with Mona by using the "we're both aliens" conversation starter, which Mona thought was a sweet gesture of trying to make her feel more at home when she first started living on Earth. Eventually Mona began to ask April for dating advice and help her get ready for dates with Raph. Because of this, the two form a strong bond and become basically like sisters. Always chatting, hanging out, sometimes even training together. Two become emotional support for each other and help each other grow and improve in their fighting and skills. April is the spunky upbeat friend, while Mona is the blunt badass ("Someone will die" "Of fun!"). Also, April always tries to get a piggyback ride from Mona, because she's tall and April is small. It's cute.

Casey & Mona Lisa

This one was kinda tricky, but I imagine Casey and Mona's dynamic would be something similar to Joey and Monica from Friends. The best friend and the girlfriend team up to annoy the shit out of the boyfriend and mess with him over little things he does. April is the good influence on Mona, while Casey is the bad influence. Casey is probably the one who taught/convinced Mona to curse and is most likely the one to make the dirty jokes when he sees Raph and Mona together. He's a wingman at heart, gotta help his bro. Also, out of everyone, Casey is the only one not disturbed when Mona talks about her traumatizing violent and bloody war stories. Casey thinks they are "so metal!!"

#asavvyzavvy #asks #answered #fabtrash headcanons #tmnt headcanons #tmnt 2012 #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt mona lisa #tmnt leonardo #tmnt donatello #tmnt michelangelo #april o'neil #casey jones #tmnt raphael #tmnt ramona

[pass-the-bechdel]

Orphan Black s04e07 ‘The Antisocialism of Sex’

Does it pass the Bechdel Test?

Yes, ten times, and with more than two female characters at the same time.

How many female characters (with names and lines) are there?

Fourteen (53.84% of cast).

How many male characters (with names and lines) are there?

Twelve.

Positive Content Rating:

Three.

General Episode Quality:

Utterly wasteful.

MORE INFO (and potential spoilers) UNDER THE CUT:

Passing the Bechdel:

Susan lets Rachel out. Siobhan tells Sarah off. Susan explains things to Rachel. Susan, Evie, and Rachel pass during the Neolution changeover. Sarah and Elle pass at the bar. Alison talks to Gemma. Rachel explains Charlotte’s illness to her. Siobhan checks on Kira. Sarah passes with her hallucination of Beth. MK contacts Kira.

Female characters:

Rachel Duncan.

Susan Duncan.

Sarah Manning.

Siobhan Sadler.

Cosima Niehaus.

Alison Hendrix.

Kira Manning.

Evie Cho.

Elle.

Gemma Hendrix.

Charlotte Bowles.

Linstein.

Beth Childs.

MK.

Male characters:

Scott.

Donnie Hendrix.

Felix Dawkins.

Hellwizard.

Art Bell.

Ira Blair.

Ian Van Lier.

Dizzy.

Tito.

Reverend Mike.

Marty Duko.

Collier.

OTHER NOTES:

Sarah always gets so pissy about other people daring to call her on her shit. Obviously this is a pretty extreme scenario for everyone, but it’s still a continuation of established behaviour. I hate her.

Is Sarah the glue holding everyone together, Felix? Is she really? That sounds like the script talking, not you.

“Some taken, actually”, yeah, Scott deserves more respect than all that. 

Here’s me being indifferent to Sarah’s bi-threesome. When will this show do anything for any reason other than trying to be provocatively edgy? This is the longest episode ever and they think they’re doing some great self-destructive fallout after Kendall’s death but instead they’re just wasting time.

The only reason I wouldn’t want Sarah to die is I don’t want everyone else to blame themselves, etc. From a story perspective, honestly, I think it’d probably be a good move. She’s the least-dynamic character on the show in addition to being fucking insufferable, and she has consistently spent more time making additional drama in the plot rather than being the active agent shaping it herself the way the writers seem to think she is. Maybe they’d start having characters actually control their own stories if Sarah stopped being this shitstorm of a plot obstacle that everyone else has to make room for.

Delphine still alive? I am filled with shock. I’m so shockified by this revelation. What an unpredictable twist. What a bold move. Wow. Much storytelling.

Imagine if the other characters having feelings about Kendall’s death were something other than fucking footnotes to Sarah having a boring bender and being annoying. Imagine. 

#Orphan Black #Orphan Black season four #The Antisocialism of Sex #Bechdel Test #female representation