I don’t like that they killed Izzy, but I don’t think they did it for the wrong reasons like many others have said. But I also don’t blame them for feeling that way. Sure, the show is full of old, queer, kinky, disabled characters. But Izzy is the only one we get to see reckon with that in real time (besides maybe jim but that is done really quickly with minimal discomfort).
I’d argue he’s among the most important queer rep in the show because he does struggle with those things. Ofmd created a wonderful world where aside from little peaks of the outsiders views here and there, everyone is accepted. I love that and would not have the show any other way. It was so important for me to see people like me be treated as just… normal. But there does create a kind of dissonance with relating to those characters because we don’t live in that world.
That’s where I felt Izzys presence allowed them to excel in that respect. He let them paint a complete picture. Ed and stede remind me of my early teens, the discovery of an attraction that feels right in a way nothing else ever did, the sweetness of that first true love (along with the ups and downs of homoerotic friendships lmao). They’re the experience you have with another person. The crew of the revenge remind me of getting older and finding community, the safety and camaraderie and relief you get with that. They’re the experience you have with a community. But Izzy, he reminds me of myself through all these stages. He is all the self hatred, the misplaced aggression, the isolation. And then he gets to be the beauty, and acceptance, and levity that comes with truthfulness to who you are. He is the experience you have with yourself.
And that’s exactly why his death is so devastating. He was such a heavy lifter.
I think there’s also something to be said about Con O’Neil opening up about being a queer man himself and experiencing some of Izzy’s journey with him through the show, and perceiving him loosing that as well.
So yeah I think it’s a big loss that outweighs the narrative benefits. And I think we all have a right to mourn that. But I don’t think it’s fair to throw around all these baseless accusations at the creators. While there’s more nuance to why loosing Iz is such a big deal, this is undeniably not because of writers being against who he was. It’s the classic archetype for his character type, you sin, you make amends, you die. I do think maybe more input from queer writers could have prevented him not being fully appreciated outside of his ‘literary’ function, but that’s speculation.
I’m sad and angry too. But I’d rather focus on what we were given with Izzy and all the work Con O’Neil put in to fully flesh that out. Their story really is a monument to how community and fiction can change lives, and just how closely the two are intertwined.
And I’m grateful for what Izzy got to be. He could have easily been thrown away as the bad guy but instead he got to be so so much more. I’m glad we got to see that, even if his end wasn’t befitting of his journey.
Anyway rip Izzy Hands you were a real one and I’ll love you forever. Everyone else stop bullying David Jenkins I’m in your walls.
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"you know my stance on all these cheesy, flouncy decorations and how the whole holiday's been hijacked for marketing ploys."
"so you won't give me a kiss just because the day is so strongly encouraging it and you're a spiteful gremlin?"
"i...didn't say that."
bonus:
"i mean, i am a spiteful gremlin, though."
"i know. it has its moments."
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ok based on what im seeing from cohost it actually seems like the best alternative if you actually wanna be able to make whatever kinda posts you want. so like for my purposes it HYPOTHETICALLY works best. its also pretty similar to tumblr in terms of layout though im not a huge fan of the design of the site? hopefully i can customize it more though- theres a waiting period of about a day or two before i can really post or do anything so i really cant say 100% if im on board
but if tumblr went down i might try to use cohost for my oc stuff, and honestly i would like it if enough ppl used it so that i could just stay on there, but if i have to use twitter to keep in touch w ppl so be it. i really hate how public twitter feels though, i like it better on smaller sites like here and, well, hypothetically cohost, where it doesnt feel like i could be subject to the public eye at any point.
so yeah ill tell you all how good or bad it is once the waiting period is over and hopefully if its good enough for me and maybe some of you we can make accs to move to, if the time ever comes. but for now im happy with my stuff here and i hope i can keep it here. if you already have one my username there is the same, tho obvs its empty. anyway im going to watch k on
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Which are you? I'm Jogo for sure, resident man hater. just look at that "I hate men" stance (unless its Sukuna obviously, which same)
Akhdkdhdk I'm gonna have to go with Choso for me as the resident goth person in the friend group 💀💀💀
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tbh, i dont personally ship jack with .. anyone. not that im opposed to it, bc yall know im a shipping FIEND
but when it comes to jack, hes still growing up. he doesnt entirely understand romantic attraction, or what it means. and i dont mean this in an infantalizing way, but i kinda lean on this quote for him:
that doesn't mean something cant happen, it'll just be difficult and take a LONG TIME for him to even get a hint. and even more so for him to realize if he feels it the same way or not.
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i committed some campaign star wars fanart finally
This is what Blue looks like in my head, but honestly the only thing a Blue design needs to be perfect in my eyes is an air of utmost insufferableness lol. Identifying features: freckles and 'clearly you don't own an airfryer' vibes
a bunch of zeros because I'm love him
+ bonus Zero's canonical reaction after chopping off Leenik’s whole entire hand (well it doesn't really work because Leenik bleeds blue, but it looked funnier like this sssssh). they threw his emotional support little guy/life partner/significant bother (affectionate) off a roof like five minutes later tho so frankly I think they're even now
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