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cleosven · 1 year

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Tyler in Season 2

A lot of people are worried about how Tyler will be portrayed in Season 2 of Wednesday. I am also concerned.

But I’m not as concerned as everyone else seems to be!

The writers convey Wednesday’s wounds, misbeliefs, and fundamental truths clearly. And the specific truths they want us to believe make me think that they will treat Tyler’s character with compassion.

Wednesday has many misbeliefs at the start of the show including:

Caring is a weakness: from the very first scene with Pugsley, she told him that ‘emotions’ are a weakness, but she means caring because that spurs sadness, happiness, love etc. because anger is an emotion, and she seems fine expressing that via revenge

People are good OR evil: she reacts as if those boys are pure evil when they are likely just assholes who don’t have their shit together

People can’t change: This is shown when she implies that Dalton doesn’t deserve the chance to have children, implying that he will never ever be good or worthy in his life. This also applies to how she treats herself, she doesn’t fully believe that she is good, and so it doesn’t matter if she does evil in the name of what’s right

The best way to show love is physical violence: she put piranha in the pool to hurt Dalton and his friends to show she loves Pugsley, and she also just tortures Pugsley (waterboarding was mentioned)

Authority isn’t on your side: again, not turning them in, but enacting her own violent revenge. This also goes for parents, teachers, the school system, and the justice system in general

Normies aren’t as powerful as outcasts: She acts on her revenge as if there is no way they could hurt her back in the same capacity, and they don’t, further fueling the misbelief

Wednesday’s Wounds

Each of these misbeliefs came from a ‘wound’ in her past.

The main one is that her pet scorpion was murdered in front of her. She felt like those normie kids were evil, and no adult came to help her. And those kids, as far as she knows, never changed for the better.

Another wound was that she sent her book to an editor, and they rejected her. That might not be a very old or fundamental wound, but it’s another case of her protecting something she loved (her books) with exaggerated violence (dozens of mousetraps.)

Over the course of this show, Wednesday will slowly grow by proving her misbeliefs wrong and revealing the fundamental truths of the world that the writers want Wednesday, and the audience to see.

Tyler’s Situation

So, going back to Tyler, he will be very useful in disproving these misbeliefs.

But if the writers don’t treat Tyler’s situation with care, it will enforce Wednesday’s misbeliefs, so she won’t grow, and the show won’t be interesting to watch.

And I think the writers know that. They addressed multiple of these misbeliefs throughout season one, but she never completely out-grew any of them. Which is a great set-up for a multi-season show

Fundamental truths that the Writers need to continue addressing (and how they connect to Tyler):

Caring is STRENGTH

They showed this in s1 with Enid, Xavier, Bianca, and Eugene all playing a part in helping save Nevermore

They can show that caring is strength if Wednesday cares about Tyler, or even if someone Wednesday knows (like Xavier, Tyler’s father, or the new principal) turns out to care about Tyler, and is able to help him out of his situation because of that caring

Everyone is part good AND evil:

They’ve already shown me that Tyler isn’t just evil, but they need to prove it to Wednesday in season 2

If they don’t prove this Wednesday won’t be able to grow

Like Tyler’s been saying all along, he’s done bad things, but that doesn’t make him a purely bad person

People CAN change:

They need to show Tyler’s growth!

This will reinforce the fact that Wednesday can grow too, and help all of these truths fall into place

However, Wednesday won’t be able to see this truth right away - this is where Tyler could get hurt - but if they let him die or make him purely evil, the whole message of the entire show will fall flat

The best way to show love is CARING:

If the writers still want Tyler to still be a love interest (unnecessary in my opinion, but I’d live), then Wednesday is going to have to prove to Tyler that she cares about him

But they can prove that ‘love is caring’ to Wednesday by having those around her care about her, like Enid or Xavier

Personally, I want Wednesday to see that love is caring by Tyler’s dad caring for him

Authority CAN help:

Weems proved to be good in the end, as well as the mayor and the therapist, and that will be helpful, but Laurel having been a teacher won’t help this progress

Someone besides a student will need to be a big part of the s2 plot to show Wednesday that adults and authority members aren’t always useless

This could be shown by Wednesday (or Xavier or Enid or another student) working with and adult to get Tyler to safety. It could be any other adult showing true compassion

I doubt Wednesday is ready to work with her parents yet - that might be an s3 hurdle

Normies ARE powerful:

This was mostly proven already in s1 via Laurel and Crackstone, but it was undermined by the fact that they still failed

The other truths would benefit from a normie being powerfully good

This would be a great chance to throw in an amazing normie therapist who really understands Wednesday’s dark side

I know this is a lot of information

But I've been analyzing this for a while, and I think it’s important that these ideas are out in the world.

The writers made Wednesday’s outlook morally grey. She tased Tyler after knowing how hydes work, after all. So, at the start of season two, she likely won’t accept Tyler as a complex and real human being who deserves love.

But I think the writers know that Tyler deserves love even if Wednesday doesn’t. And I think the writers want Wednesday to eventually know that Tyler is real and complex, and I think the writers want the audience to know that even now!

I could be wrong, but I don’t think I’m far off base. This show didn’t just become amazing by accident. A lot of thought was put into this plot, and Wednesday’s and Tyler’s characters.

So I think a lot of thought and care will be put into how Tyler’s character is treated in season two because these truths that the writers have set up are caring and compassionate.

Thank you for coming to my crazy long ted talk!! ❤️ I appreciate you

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wornoutspines · 1 year

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Wednesday (S1) | Mysterious, Funny, and Spooky

I've watched #Wednesday twice already, the show is brilliant and the performances are stellar. Bravo @jennaortega bravo #netflixoriginal #netflix #nospoilers

The Addams’ family movies might be one of the first live-action adaptations I was aware of, and although I haven’t revisited these stories in a while, the idea of a TV-Show centered on Wednesday Addams was intriguing. Alfred Gough & Miles Millar as the creators, with Tim Burton setting the tone as one of the directors, and Jenna Ortega as the titular character? Yeah, I’m listening. The teaser…

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hatchetation · 8 months

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the way teenage bounty hunters DESERVED a second season. like what a tightly written, quippy, funny little show with so much heart. there’s so much good going on in it but things I particularly love:

Twin themes!! There’s so much good foreshadowing surrounding the big reveal (iykyk) and there’s also so much DOUBLING. Double lives especially is a big theme. Like, Debbie hiding Dana; sterling and Blair hiding their bounty hunting; the (functional) froyo shop being bowser’s bounty hunting lair; Terrance the lone wolf bounty hunter and bowser with his little “teen white savior” teammates; Yolanda’s sister who is a perfect foil for her; miles hiding Blair from his family; sterling hiding april from Blair…and then april hiding sterling period.

And I guess the doubling is kind of showing like, here are all the possibilities and here’s what happens when we let love in and here’s what happens when we shut it out

so much good stuff about being from the American south. As someone who grew up in the south and who grew up visiting close family in Atlanta…it is cool as fuck the way the south is portrayed in all of its complexity. The show does not shy away from issues of race, religion, SES, etc SPECFICALLY in Atlanta and manages to do it in a way that doesn’t come across as heavy handed. This show could ONLY be set in the south—it would be a fundamentally different show in any other setting

Also, like I said with the doubling points above, this show is full of secrets and secret keeping!!! But yet a fundamental point of the show is that being silenced is one of the worst things that can happen to a human being. There’s a scene where Blair is telling sterling that her dad yelled at her and that the worst part of all is that he told her to Be Quiet! And like in some ways that scene highlights what a loving household Blair has grown up in that the one of the worst things her Dad has ever said to her is be quiet (not even shut up)…but it really made me be like wow being told to stop questioning and be quiet IS something terrible. It’s a denial and a violation of our right to use our voices

and like it’s not a coincidence that in the final ep Dana gags sterling. Because the way sterling is talking to her is powerful and you can tell it is making her hesitate and question her whole life

so yeah anyway watch teenage bounty hunters! Or if you haven’t in a while, it’s definitely worth a rewatch

#Once I started listing doubles I couldn’t stop #This show is sooooo good #Like objectively excellent #Like Shakespearean drama levels technical goodness #Also I am a twin so I extra love all the twin stuff #teenage bounty hunters #teenage bounty hunters spoilers #I will tag spoilers even tho this show is old #Sterling wesley #blair wesley #April stevens #sterling x april #hope no one minds the relationship tag I just think this post is of interest

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newyorkthegoldenage · 2 months

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Mrs. Margaret Josephine Blair was a California woman of 70 who did stunts that a man with iron nerve would hesitate to do. At 55, when all indications pointed to her being an invalid for the rest of her life, Mrs. Blair started in on a system of her own to recuperate the health and strength she had lost. Here she is on the roof of the (old) Waldorf Astoria on April 6, 1922. Dr. Copeland, the city Health Commissioner, said after examining Mrs. Blair that she is the healthiest young woman of her age he has met. This picture shows her walking on the ledge of the hotel's roof.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Image/Fine Art America

#vintage New York #1920s #roof walking #Margaret Josephine Blair #stunts #April 6 #6 April #Waldorf Astoria #walking on ledge

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strideofpride · 3 months

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like a rolling stone

or, the one where Dan's a star reporter and Blair's his researcher. for now.

30k // rated m

#I made this in April lmao rip #dair #gossip girl #dairedit #gossipgirledit #ggedit #dan x blair #blair waldorf #dan humphrey #otp: dan loves me for me #my fics #my moodboards #top right and bottom left are from senamarias #the rest of the images are from Pinterest

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theshortangrylesbian · 1 year

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Sterling: I'm kind of crushing on someone, but I'm worried about telling you who it is, because you're not going to like it.

Blair: Just rip the bandaid off.

Sterling: It's April.

Blair: Put the bandaid back on.

#teenage bounty hunters #april stevens #sterling wesley #blair wesley #stepril #Incorrect teenage bounty hunters #incorrect stepril

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dateinthelife · 1 year

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20 April 1964

Paul McCartney and Isla Blair film a scene for A Hard Day's Night that does not make it into the final cut. Paul says this was because there were too many tricky lines. Dick Lester says it was because it affected the pacing of the film. The Internet thinks it's because Paul couldn't keep his eyes "up here."

For her part, Ms Blair's only recorded complaint was that in offering her a ride home, Paul inadvertently subjected her to the violent jealousy of the group of fans gathered around his car, and refused his gallant offer the next day.

#today in the life #paul mccartney #a hard day's night #20 April #1964 #isla blair

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ladywatereton · 1 month

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Happy Birthday, Blair Willows💖

🎥 Barbie: Princess Charm School (2011).

🎶 I'm God, Clams Casino & Imogen Heap.

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userlaylivia · 2 months

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please nobody say anything about stydia, they are still endgame to me idgaf about the movie and it's implied they'll get back together eventually anyway they are show endgame that's all that matters!! and pls don't say anything about chair/roschel their my otps and I'm allowed to ship them! I also ship dair in gg and have more of them on my blog so!!

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wornoutspines · 2 years

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Wednesday | Trailer

Creators: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Charles Addams (Based on characters by) Director: Tim Burton Stars: Jenna Ortega, Christina Ricci, Catehrine Zeta-Jones, and Luis Guizman At this point I am patiently waiting for this to drop, the focus on Wednesday makes so much sense to me but more so the expansion of the Addams family’s world. Fred Armisen was a surprise and a pretty great one at…

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stephschoices · 11 months

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College Craze Inkspot Summer Special

[Day 7 - Swimwear Saturday] with Bryce, April, Blair, & Jace

@collegecraze 🏖️

#college craze #college craze bryce #college craze april #college craze blair #college craze jace #my art #last one 🫶🏻

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newyorkthegoldenage · 1 year

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The original caption of this photo, taken April 15, 1926, was:

Working on the theory that their grandmothers enjoyed their pipe and bowl, girls are forming a pipe smokers club and it is yet possible, following this line of thought, that the girls will soon be seen smoking cigars. Among the founders of the club, who met at Keens Chop House on West 44th Street to draft a constitution and bylaws, are Misses Irene Dunne, Irma Marwich, and Lane Blair of the "Sweetheart Time" Co.

Could "Irene Dunne" have been the actress? It's possible—she was appearing on Broadway at the time.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images

#vintage New York #old NY #1920s #Keens Chop House #flappers #pipes #pipe smoking #1920s girls #April 15 #15 April #Irene Dunne #Irma Marwich #Lane Blair #Jazz Age #Roaring 20s #Roaring Twenties

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em-55 · 1 year

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i just finished watching teenage bounty hunters and let me tell you IM LEFT IN SHOCK

1. April and Sterling BREAK UP?!?

2. Blair and Miles BREAK UP?!?

3. Sterling and Blair ARENT SISTERS?!?

4. Bowser and Yolanda DONT GET TOGETHER?!?

5. Debbie has a TWIN?!?

the list could go on and on how could they cancel this show

#teenage bounty hunters #sterling wesley #blair wesley #april stevens #maddie phillips #devon hales

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magnhild · 8 months

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it's that time of month (it has been three months since i last did this), time to post various renewal sketches

feat. cobalt and lily for bi visibility day, team blcd based on a 'draw the squad' prompt, and the twins <3

#rwby #my art #rwby fanfiction #renewal #cobalt scarlatina #lily sustrai #blaire arylide #lycoris asano #ceionn vernell #dusk haas-faullen #team blcd #april ren-valkyrie #li ren-valkyrie #my ocs

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theshortangrylesbian · 11 months

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April: Hey Blair, wanna third wheel on my date with Sterling tomorrow?

Blair: Sure.

April: Miles! Wanna third wheel on my date with Sterling tomorrow?

Miles: Sure.

April: Great! I've always wanted to go on a double date!

Blair & Miles: ...

Sterling: April...

#incorrect stepril #stepril #sterling wesley #april stevens #blair wesley #myles evans #incorrect teenage bounty hunters #teenage bounty hunters #maddie phillips #devon hales #anjelica bette fellini

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romancemedia · 1 year

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You know there is nothing quite like it when a TV show ends with a wedding. It’s actually the perfect send off to the characters and everyone always gets a happy ending at weddings. Below are some of my personal favourites.

#Personal #My Thoughts #Aladdin x Jasmine #Miss Martian x Superboy #M'gann x Conner #Varrick x Zhu Li #April x Casey #Blair x Chuck #Dwayne x Rita #Alec x Magnus #I Love Weddings!!!#Series Finale

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