**Claps hands together**
Ok boys and girls - let’s get out our DC interview checklist and go through it to be sure we’ve noted that everything necessary took place and all the important points were hit. Keep in mind - this one was billed as an interview discussing his new Broadway role in AB.
Everybody ready?
1. Mention of his marriage and the little wifey is name checked. ✅
2. Obligatory pic of the happy little family so now not only does the internet know what she looks like, everyone who gets ABC has also seen her face. But remember - we as fans shouldn’t be sharing pics of a minor because she can’t consent herself. ✅
3. A rousing discussion of the now 4 year old bar he “co-owns” with the little wifey. ✅
Started by the incredulous moderator who pronounced it very deliberately to be sure she got the name right. Once that was confirmed as true, we moved into an explanation of why he would allow a business he’s supposedly associated with to have such a shitty embarrassing name (wait - never mind - he clarified that with the charming note that for as long as he’s known her, ((more on that later)) his lovely lady of many moons has been talking about wanting to name her bar that. So like the good little “yes dear” husband he is, he went along with it. Cool. And clearly this is where RR fell asleep on the job because - no pics of the bar? No shot of the classy neon “come inside me” sign? No shout out to the menu so people can plan ahead and get their orders of period sex and sluteater ready to go? Remember kids - ice is extra so hit up the ATM before you go in and buy one of these overpriced disgusting concoctions from a rude condescending bartender as you’re asked to get away from the VIP table that no one will be sitting in because who wants to blow that kind of money in a place like this. Cheers!!
4. A reference to their “great party” and how it was just the best day ever! ✅ But again - no pics of the newlyweds? How sad. Think of all the people who may not have seen D unshaven and looking wrinkled and unkempt in that white suit. But even more importantly - there might be people who hadn’t had the pleasure of seeing M in that wedding dress. How can you deprive them of wondering how someone who had access to the entire Vera Wang catalogue - money clearly no object as mommy works for her - could end up choosing that ill fitting ugly af monstrosity? It would have been easy to miss hearing about this, as it was such a private and heartfelt affair. I’m surprised there wasn’t a link shared across the bottom of the screen to the Vogue cover story.
5. More of the “ultimate collab, baby drop, out now” record metaphors that weren’t cute in October and by now have definitely been overplayed and need to stop. ✅
6. A hilarious LOL moment of one of the moderators asking him how he proposed and D doing his usual tap dance around giving an answer. ✅
No joke - I legit LOL’d at that because he’s been avoiding that question for 3 plus years now in the most awkward manner possible. No one knows what or where it actually took place (Japami FTW) but the possibilities based on what’s been shared include:
a) he proposed in Japan on vacation but somehow some of their friends were there as CK mentioned being present “the night her parents got engaged” which is so gross so please cut that shit out.
b) he decided to propose after having an epiphany in the bathroom of a bar in Miami (that little nugget shared courtesy of his deadbeat manager who naturally was his first call).
c) he might have actually proposed in the bar but he’s not really sure and doesn’t want to talk about (no shit - if my proposal story was that lame and tacky, I wouldn’t broadcast it either). Its fitting for her but completely OOC for someone of D’s depth, intelligence, and emotion.
All he ever had to say was that it was a private moment between the two of them, he would like to keep it that way, and consistently answer the question that way. Done. If he’d done that, people would have stopped asking. Instead he went with some bullshit about not wanting to bore anyone with the details of it which is such a bizarre roundabout way to answer a pretty straightforward question and only gives more credence to the idea that an actual proposal may not have taken place. Considering the numerous engagement rings that she went through until they got a designer to cough one up, nothing would surprise me. You don’t want to bore us with this, but you’ll freely share a story where your most likely blitzed out bride peed herself at a concert when she couldn’t be bothered finding a bathroom?
7. The ever changing fluid timeline that is the m/iarren relationship. ✅
JL somehow knows/remembers that they went to Disneyland for their first date. Ok sure why not? So she knows about a date they had before he landed glee. Hmm. I thought their decade of special togetherness preceded the show so I am confused? Or are you trying to tell me that they are close enough and this ‘date’ was so memorable that he just had to tell her all about it and this sugary sweet night of perfection stayed with her all this time and she just couldn’t keep it in any longer? I guess that story was so overpowering that it blocked out her memory of going to see D backstage at both H2$ and Hedwig so this was clearly not his Broadway debut.
She was a little manic overall, frankly, the way she kept jumping in and prompting topic after topic. It was almost like someone was hitting her with a cattle prod so she wouldn’t forget to keep bringing M up.
Alright everyone - is there anything we’ve forgotten? Anything missing from the list? What’s that now? There’s about 3 minutes left in the interview and they have yet to touch on AB? Oh well, that’s just what happens sometimes with D. If you have a partner as glamorous and winning as M is, with as many professional accomplishments as she has and the name recognition that she carries, D’s silly little jobs like a Broadway play just pale in comparison.
One final note from this trainwreck: you knew someone would ask about the baby’s name and he would have to explain it. I am glad that its not an actual reference to UMich’s nickname. It would feel a lot more touching and genuine if I thought for one minute he had a partner who could manage that depth of emotion and actually cared about him and his family. Its still a silly name but I could buy it as a nod to his dad and would just leave it alone. And just to clarify: she has one musician parent. The other is a desperate wannabe who has 4 songs in her singing repertoire (none of which sound like music) and plays in a shitty cover band no one has ever heard of that can only book their once a year gigs in venues owned by her family.
My expectations going in were low but holy moly they somehow managed to slide in under them. Not even a video of my darling Blaine singing, a glimpse of Teenage Dream, and a reminder of his otherworldly performance in ACS could save this debacle.
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I can’t believe I went through all of Season 2 assuming Nina was the stand-in for Crowley when you actually pay attention it’s so CLEAR that she’s Aziraphale. I was tricked by her spiky, sarcastic, cynical outer shell and lulled into a false sense of security by Maggie’s bubbly optimism and wholesome goodness, because on the surface they reflect the ineffable husbands perfectly, in their personalities, their aesthetics, even many of their actions and morals. but not, and this is the real key, when it comes to their “relationship”. but those first impressions really had me damn fooled.
I missed the blatantness of Nina’s “we’re just friends. actually we’re not friends. we barely know each other.” the same thing Aziraphale said in season 1. the way he still struggles to quantify their friendship when Nina asks. Nina’s sarcasm when Crowley asks about rain and awnings because it worked for him (we all know it LMAO). hell, that whole convo the girls have in the rain is so AziraCrow (“I know. I’m not your type” “...You have no idea” hits so much harder the second time, help meeeee.) “Lindsay” maybe being symbolic of Heaven and Aziraphale’s toxic relationship with them and their abuse? (the handwritten text messages in red pen make me think of angry notes on paperwork, anyone else?) because Crowley has never actually cared about what Hell thinks of him, just not getting into trouble (or him or Aziraphale getting hurt). Maggie is always chasing Nina. NINA NEVER GOES IN THE RECORD STORE. Just like Crowley always goes to the bookstore, to Aziraphale, Zira NEVER WENT TO THE FLAT (apart from The Swap but that doesn’t count imo). Crowley has always chased Zira, not the other way around. Always there to rescue him, always going to him for company, always relying on their shared connection, always US. OUR SIDE. All through season one, he comes to Zira every time to work together, never trying to work alongside Hell in any way that isn’t to save their skins or Earth, while Zira hides things from Crowley because he STILL thinks Heaven is ultimately good and will do the right thing if he can just show them. fix it from the inside.
Maggie working up the courage to finally say something, to put herself out there, while Nina is utterly oblivious and then when she does realise Maggie has feelings, becoming standoffish, putting up that barrier, fighting it, denying it, ITS SO CROWLEY AND AZIRAPHALE IN THAT ORDER. the way I was fooled into thinking Nina’s trust issues are Crowley because he does have trust issues ofc he does BUT Crowley has ALWAYS TRUSTED AZIRAPHALE. has always relied on him. has always been hurt when Aziraphale doesn’t immediately reciprocate the way he expects (the holy water request, the bandstand, the “off in the stars” etc). he’s always the one putting himself forward. Aziraphale has always been the one to second guess everything, to fight their connection, their similarities, their friendship. the girls really made me think it was going to be okay when they sat Crowley down, even as my inner sirens were going haywire about Metatron interfering, they were telling Crowley he just needs to open up and it’ll all work out BUT HE’S ALREADY AT THAT POINT. he may not say it, and by gosh is that part of their damn problem, but he’s always SHOWN IT. he’s not Nina who needs time to heal and recover from her broken trust, he’s always been Maggie believing it doesn’t matter, they’ll end up together in the end anyway AND I WALKED RIGHT INTO THE TRAP THAT THIS MEANT THEY WERE GOING TO BE OKAYYYYYYYYYYY
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saw a post the other day that said that psych survivors were overexaggerating and fearmongering for saying that people should be aware that having diagnoses on your record can be a danger + impede your life. and the more i think about it the more annoyed i am. because i think people need to know that there are exceptions to health privacy laws that can make having psych diagnoses and psych hospitalization history on your record risky depending on your circumstances. diagnoses follow you through your health interactions-you do not have to consent to have your information shared between providers. judicial proceedings are also an exception to the HIPAA privacy rule, so for things like custody battles, guardianship, getting orders of protection--the court can petition for medical records. there's so many other situations where even if they can't legally access your information without your authorization, people will require you to disclose diagnoses, records, previous hospitalizations and refuse to give you services/hire you/whatever unless you share that information with them. for example in many states anyone (a provider, a cop, friends and family) can disclose that you have certain psych diagnoses like bipolar to the DMV which then might require that you undergo drivers license review as frequently as every 3 months. my university is actively trying to kick me out right now because i had to disclose my medical record, psych diagnoses, and hospitalization history to them as a requirement to stay enrolled.
and i don't want to scare people or make people think that having a diagnosis on their records is automatically going to mean that it is weaponized against us. because i do know plenty of people who have never faced issues with their records. but i do expect that the community supports the people speaking out about the ways that we have been harmed by diagnoses creating barriers to accessing necessary parts of our life. instead of attacking us or saying that we're lying about things we are currently experiencing.
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I need codependent Danny/Jason as a little treat (for me) and I love the idea of them having some sort of instant connection the moment they meet (bc ghost stuff idk)
Danny who's been dropped in Gotham with no way home (alt universe??) and he's been here for 36 hours and having a Very bad time senses a liminal being and immediately latches onto them heedless of the fact that his new best friend is shooting at some seedy guys in an alley and goes off about how stressed he is and how he can't make it back to the ghost zone and what a bad day he's been having (and it's important to note Danny is a littol ghost boy literally hanging off of Jason's neck as he floats aimlessly) and Jason is like "who are you??" And Danny is like "oh sorry I'm Danny lol" and then just continues lamenting his woes
And honestly ? This might as well happen. Nothing about this Danny guy(is he human?) gives Jason a bad vibe and tbh he's never felt more calm and level headed before so he just keeps up his usual Red Hood patrol and doesn't even think about it when he heads back to a safehouse and feeds Danny dinner (breakfast) before crashing for half the day
The only thing I actually need is Jason meeting up with the bats for some sort of Intel meeting and they're like "uhhh who's that" and Jason is like "that's Danny." And does not elaborate (very ".... What do you have there?" "A smoothie" vibes)
And it takes them a while to realize that these two have known each other for less than 12 hours and are literally attached at the hip
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