#egbo matilda

[yourfavismspechomohet]

Matilda Moss from Everything's Gonna Be Okay is a Bi Straight!

#everything’s gonna be okay #matilda moss #egbo matilda #egbo matilda moss #bi straight #mspec straight #straight mspec #biromantic heterosexual #heteroromantic bisexual #biromantic straight #straight bisexual #bi #biromantic #bisexual #sapphic #wlw #wlnb #nblnb #split attraction model #headcanon #canon

[canonqueercharacters]

The canon queer character of the day is:

Matilda Moss from Everything's Gonna Be Okay, who is pansexual.

#matilda moss #egbo #egbo show #everything's gonna be okay #everything's gonna be okay show #kayla cromer #pansexual characters #canon queer characters #canon pansexual characters #pansexual

[mortaljortlebortles]

#everything's gonna be okay #egbo #matilda moss #genevieve moss #nicolas moss #autism #tv show #freeform #moodboard #Aesthetic #wallpaper

[demisexualnathanvuornos]

Canon (homoromantic) Aces 130/?: Drea Stevens (Lillian Carrier) Everything’s Gonna Be Okay 2x5 California Banana Slugs (2021) Directed by Rachael Holder 16/ 16

#drea stevens #drea egbo #the optics of this #a white woman cleansing her home after sleeping with a black guy #is not good #especially since her attraction to black men has been played as fetishistic earlier #matilda's i mean

[fandomsofhope]

“Most autistic people don’t get married and I didn’t wanna be another statistic” (paraphrasing)

Oh darling. That’s not a good reason to get married. You have time. Autistic people absolutely deserve happy relationships but that doesn’t need to be marriage. And it definitely doesn’t mean that if you don’t get married now then you never will. Statistics do not mean autistic people are doomed for a love-less life or for tragedy.

#/ saying darling bc that’s my usual way. I’m autistic & near her age & do not mean it in an infantilizing way. #matilda moss #everything’s gonna be okay #egbo #actually autistic #egbo matilda

[maybeacrowdedmind]

Loss of Healthy Rep

It is with a heavy heart that I tell you all that Freeform has decided not to renew the comedy series by Josh Thomas, Everything's Gonna Be Okay, for a third season. :(

I'm so sad about this because not only was it an incredibly relatable show, it is the only one I've ever seen to represent the autistic community respectfully. All autistic characters were played by autistic actors, and each autistic character's autism manifested differently, which is something I had never seen before this show came out. Kayla Cromer (Matilda), Lillian Carrier (Drea), Carsen Warner (Jeremy), and Josh Thomas (Nicholas) are all autistic actors who played autistic characters in this show and they all did such a beautiful job. Shows like these that show autistic representation authentically are so rare, and it was actually making this show that led Josh Thomas to getting diagnosed as autistic. This show not being renewed for a third season is not only a loss of representation for the autistic community, but the LGBTQIA+ community as well. EGBO featured two non-heterosexual relationships, Nicholas and Alex (an interracial mlm relationship) and Matilda and Drea (a wlw relationship where one partner (Drea) identifies as a homoromantic asexual and the other (Matilda) is either bi- or pan- romantic and heterosexual (if I worded this or got Matilda's orientation wrong, please forgive me, I'm doing my best). Having not one, but two LGBTQIA+ relationships are rare enough, but even more so when you account for the fact that there is an interracial one and the other is wlw (which I've heard is pretty rare when it comes to fiction) and has one partner who is asexual. As I'm not under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella, I'll leave a more in-depth discussion on this topic to those who are much more qualified than I.

The other thing that saddens me about the cancellation of Everything's Gonna Be Okay is the fact that until this show came out, I had never seen any autistic characters that were a) played by autistic actors, b) weren't stereotypical ableist caricatures, and c) actually had autistic girls represented. The last point is a really big one for me because before EGBO, I had never seen a female autistic character on a tv show. Every single one I saw was male, and they were always the same carbon copy of outdated stereotypes (the savant who is emotionless and insensitive, but his savantism excuses his every action because he is a "poor precious baby" who just can't help that he's practically an infant). On a semi-unrelated note, the fact that Savant Syndrome is the most used autism trope is completely hilarious and borderline laughable to me because people who are savants are extremely rare. The "poor baby" stereotype is also incredibly infantilizing and can be really frustrating to the autistic community. I was also super happy about there being autistic girls represented because I have so few characters in fiction who are like me, and seeing Matilda and Drea was so great to see, and I mourn the fact that because it got cancelled, so many autistic girls won't be able to see autistic characters like themselves onscreen.

Lastly, this show was pretty progressive when you think about it and it made a point to focus on topics that most people avoid on television (like those small margins of grey area in regards to subjects that are typically very black and white) and when differences in communication styles happened, the show never painted one way as the right way, which is very important. EGBO also showed characters doing and feeling things that so many people can relate to (like talking and being curious about sex, being nervous to meet your SO's friends, wanting to fit in while being uncomfortable fitting in, etc. etc.) and it did it in a way that didn't feel overly produced; it felt raw and real, which made the interactions between the characters organic and not like it was acting.

In conclusion, I am so disappointed that Everything's Gonna Be Okay was cancelled by Freeform because it had such amazing representation and as an autistic girl who had never had an autistic character who was female to relate to, I am disheartened and worried that I won't be able to see characters like these any time soon.

(Side Note: the fact the EGBO, which had autistic actors playing autistic characters, making the characters authentically portrayed, was cancelled after two seasons while Atypical, which has a neurotypical actor as the main autistic character (and is often treated more like a side character compared to the neurotypical characters in my opinion) and is often quite ableist and stereotypical in how it portrays autism (though there are parts of the show I like), got four seasons just feels unfair, you know?)

#actually autistic #autistic representation #autism awareness #autism acceptance #autism #actuallyautistic #autistic rep is important #autistic actors #autistic characters #everything's gonna be okay #egbo #josh thomas #kayla cromer #adam faison #maeve press #lillian carrier #matilda moss #matilda egbo #nicholas moss #nicholas egbo #drea egbo #alex egbo #genevieve moss #genevieve egbo

[ze-thoughts-are-stupid]

I have FALLEN IN LOVE with drea (left) and matilda (right) wedding attire and their relationship in general

Being autistic and a lesbian myself this representation is so meaningful both seeing the highs and lows and how they worked to overcome the difficulties of making it work with someone else especially when sometimes its hard enough to be one person. It also made my world to see just such Differences in their spectrum and never one be favored over the other

Taking a look at drea in the show shes shown to favor tighter clothing and in her wedding getup you can see her tell tale arm cover (the purple) under her sleeve and her texture preference in how shes only touching the binding on her flowers. With matilda she only ever in skirts and dresses (same). I love these little details seeing it!!

#everything’s gonna be okay #matildaxdrea #matilda #drea #egbo

[heartless2000]

Are we just ignoring that Leonard was legitimately a horrible person last season?

He’s a kid and kids change but he sent what he thought were Tallulah’s nudes to the entire school. Genevieve was rightly REALLY upset about that and now we’re just pretending it didn’t happen???? And he gets rewarded and she rewards him????

I don’t understand the logic here. That’s a completely out of character move for Genevieve and for a show that’s so good with representation and had a full discussion about consent and the complexities of that when you’re young and in relationships, it’s really upsetting to see someone who shared nudes with the public get rewarded. His actions are never even discussed again.

Plus, until this episode, Oscar was genuinely really sweet and caring. He made a point to encourage Genevieve and make sure she was comfortable with everything. When she mentioned that she didn’t like silence on the phone he went out of his way to ensure someone was always talking. He took her gag gifts really seriously and treated them as special, as special as the genuine gift he gave her. He’s been really kind, considerate, and wonderful up until this episode and I’m really disappointed with the way he acted.....

I’m really confused as to what the writers are trying to do and say here

#egbo #everything’s gonna be okay #Hulu #kayla cromer #josh thomas #maeve press #adam faison #egbo Hulu #Lillian carrier #matilda #Genevieve #barb #Nicholas #Alex

[smoll-autistic-woman]

Ok I know its also a joke, but Im actually really sad Matilda isnt gay in Everythings Gonna be Okay. As a bi autistic that meant a lot to me and now its gone.

#everythings gonna be okay #matilda #sad #spoilers #everythings gonna be okay s2 #egbo #egbo s2

[do-angels-dream-of-starry-seas]

Made another quick fic, now with autistic wives being autistic wives!

#everything’s gonna be okay #everything's gonna be okay tv #everything's gonna be okay freeform #egbo #egbo tv #egbo freeform #matildrea #matilda/drea #wlw #sapphic #autism #actually autistic #autistic love #lgbtq #fanfic #fanfiction #my fanfic #my fanfiction #let.me.dream.with.egbo

[pirate-bi]

i don't want to take the spotlight away from matilda and drea and the AMAZING representation EGBO has, but if you let me say something, Genevive hits SO close to home to me, like incredibly so. Weird girl who's a little grim and thinks outloud like she's writing, who does standup and is awkward and has two friends one of them who acts older and is kinda mean towards her so she ends up hanging out more with the other, has a crush on the guy her popular friend dates and specially, is scared to give herself and what she wants a chance because she had to grow up faster in order to, not take care, but be aware of her disabled sibling is just..... who i am. it's almost too much at times, even if i am like 4 years older than her character, i feel incredibly, personally seen.

#egbo #everythings gonna be okay #josh thomas #genevive moss #kayla cromer #matilda moss #egbo spoilers #spoilers

[floutingmaxims]

i am so indescribably happy for drea and matilda, and their clear communication and experimentation

#everythings gonna be okay #egbo #matilda x drea

[thefood-oflove]

everything’s gonna be okay really had matilda tell her neurotypical brother that though she was able to give hugs they made her really uncomfortable and instead of making her do them anyway or making her feel bad he immediately asked her what they could do as an alternative.... please support this show this april for amazing autism representation

#its four am and im freaking out about this shoe #its on hulu and some episodes are free on the freeform app #and hulu has a free trial!! #please support this show #everythings gonna be okay #freeform #matilda #matilda egbo #autism #autism acceptence month #kayla cromer #QUEEN kayla cromer #actuallyautistic #autism acceptance month #tism

[angstics]

the tv show "everything’s gonna be okay” is SO GOOD why is everyone here not raving about it!!!!!!!!!!!!

#egbo #i think about the characters. i think about the comedy. i think about the complicated view of the world it has. i need to lie down. #THAT FIGHT ALEX AND NICHOLAS HAD IN MEXICO IS THE MOST FANTASTIC PIECE OF TV IN ALL OF 2020 PEOPLE WAKE UP!!!! #and that opener w matilda and her gf.. im sick with love #THE BUTTERFLIES!!!!!!!!!! #tv

[strixobscuro]

Incorrect EGBO - No One Will Ever Know!

Alex: *screaming with rage* BLESS THOSE MOSS SIBLINGS! OH HOW I LOVE THEM! I LOVE NICHOLAS! I LOVE MATILDA! AND I LOVE GENEVIEVE! THEY DRIVE ME TO SWIM!

*does 15 laps in 5 seconds*

Alex: *seething* Bless them...

#Everything's Gonna Be Okay #incorrect egbo

[cavehags]

the funniest thing that i hope egbo does would be if matilda is unwavering in her newfound heterosexuality but little homophobic baby gen is a dyke