#i made the decision to stop subjecting myself to weekly disappointment around ep 6

[pragmatic-optimist]

So TK and Carlos got engaged without discussing their future plans for a family and kids?

Yes, it's a short clip, but the word choice is very specific, with TK asking pointedly, "Since when do you not want to have kids," and Carlos replying, "Since when did I ever say I did." 

So TK proposed marriage with the assumption Carlos wanted a family. That's what is being said here. It’s canon. 

They’re legit surrounded by kids in their close circle/found family every day, and the “writers” are saying it’s canon that it has never come up until now. I—

It keeps coming back to this for me: story execution > story idea. 

Season 4 insists on following through on the delivery of ideas and arcs that, yes, could have been fascinating for character development if introduced much, much sooner. Exploring them now is terrible execution and character derailment (looking at you Carlos “flippantly jokes about the marriage I never mentioned” Reyes). 

No matter how you spin it—at its core—it remains nonsensical. The writing on Lone Star has always been a rollercoaster when it comes to consistency, but Season 4 takes the cake. 

#i made the decision to stop subjecting myself to weekly disappointment around ep 6 #and thank goodness for that #because the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again #and expecting different results #aka watching lone star #i’ve stayed largely silent about s4 on purpose #but yeah #it is bad writing plain and simple #i appreciate the olympic level of gymnastics it takes to be excited about whatever season 4 is #i simply do not have the time or the energy to participate anymore #and also tim minear is the quintessential White Male Showrunner™️ #patting himself on the back for mediocre writing at best in a few eps 🙃 #911 lone star discourse #911 lone star negative discourse #911 ls spoilers #sonia musings