#i really like imagining LP George & Lorraine being so supportive and protective of Marty

[knickynoo]

Hi, how are you doing? 💕 How do you think Mr Strickland treated "new 1985 fixed timeline Marty", would he still think he is a slacker? Or his vision changed because of George's character development?

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I think Strickland would generally go easier on Marty in the improved timeline, largely due to the change George underwent post Biff-punch. George being confident and well-respected would give him less fodder for berating Marty, since he can't claim that no McFly has ever amounted to anything.

This isn't to say that things between Marty and Strickland would be great, of course. It's entirely possible that he'd still see those slacker tendencies in Marty simply because of Marty's personality. When it comes down to it, he's still that impulsive, rebellious kid who probably doesn't do great in school. I'm sure Strickland could find plenty of things to critique about Marty.

The difference, though, is that I think Lone Pine Strickland would be kept "in check" by both George and Lorraine. They're no longer the apathetic, troubled people they were in the original timeline, and I imagine they're both very involved in their kids' lives. If Strickland ever dared to say anything insulting or cruel toward Marty, George and Lorraine would absolutely be standing outside his office later that very day to have a discussion with him and settle the matter.

So, I think Strickland would behave differently toward Marty partly because of respect for the way George turned his life around PLUS the added knowledge that he can't mess with the youngest McFly without feeling the wrath of his parents.

Thanks for the ask!

#asks #back to the future #bttf #marty mcfly #i really like imagining LP George & Lorraine being so supportive and protective of Marty #like. Marty coming home one day being like ''one of my teachers embarrassed me in front of the whole class'' #and George already grabbing his car keys and saying ''I'll be right back Marty. i have to take care of something...''

[knickynoo]

I have been reading through your bttf posts and they’re super interesting. I read the one about what happened to Lone Pines Marty and all Marty’s being the same. But here’s an interesting take. What if because Lone Pines Marty was raised in a tighter knit family, he wasn’t as emotionally dependent on Doc to get the love and support he needed. So Marty knew Doc and like him but unfortunately in this scenario they aren’t quite as close. So Marty doesn’t drop everything and go to the Lone Pine Mall that night. Doc is sad but continues with his experiment anyway, just to be sure that everything works plus knowing that the Marty he met in 1955 is going to show up so he can’t just leave. Maybe the terrorists show up but after shooting Doc they feel like they got their revenge and leave. So Marty goes over and realizes that Doc kept the letter and is still alive. Obviously Doc knows that the other Marty is still at home so he doesn’t immediately go to the future because he has to help deal with the fallout. But now the Mcfly’s all get a crash course in time travel existing and end up with 2 Marty’s. It’s just an interesting thought experiment

Obligatory "sorry for not getting to this sooner" message. I've been falling behind on my asks and have like 12 backed up, lol.

This really is an interesting take. In reality, Doc would have had to ensure that Marty was at the parking lot so that he'd go back in time and continue the "loop", but we'll just go ahead and shove aside all the issues with paradoxes. *sweeps them off the table*

Oh, I'd LOVE to explore a universe where the laws of time travel are all wonky and somehow permit Twin Pines and Lone Pine Marty to exist in the same space at the same time. Just imagine it! Doc sits up in the parking lot and just immediately has a big ol' can of worms to deal with. He's got two Martys now!

I imagine that Doc would have a big elaborate explanation as to how such a thing would be possible. Perhaps something about the timeline "sealing itself off" after the original time travel escapades of original Marty, allowing for the changes he made to take root and create the new timeline without requiring Lone Pine Marty to then travel back and have the same adventure.

And if Doc had any doubts in the months leading up to his experiment about his ability to get LP Marty to the lot, he hopefully would have prepared for that fallout. Perhaps use George's love of science fiction to broach the subject of time travel in as "casual" a way as possible, using the discussion to drop theories and subtly prepare George for the possibility that he may someday be standing face to face with TWO versions of his youngest son.

Of course, no amount of preparing would help. The McFly crew may quickly accept the reality of time travel (what choice would they have?) but that wouldn't do them much good when with the whole, "Hey, uh...you guys all like Marty, right? Well, here's another one," thing. The McFlys may very well be required to cut contact with people and move somewhere secluded to protect the secrecy of time travel and the fact that they have a WHOLE ENTIRE COPY OF THEIR SON.

And the emotional impact! George and Lorraine having to somehow process that they've gained a "4th" kid in the blink of an eye and he's from a different timeline?? He was raised by them but also not by them? Imagine them getting bits and pieces from TP Marty about what their counterparts were like. And then the Martys! Could they learn to live side by side as "brothers"? Would they hate each other, be jealous, etc? Would LP Marty stay up at night wishing he had gone to the parking lot that night so that none of this would have happened? And if the laws of time travel are as flexible as they seem, would he (or Doc) attempt to travel back in time and do whatever necessary to get LP Marty to the mall the night of the experiment in order to set things right?

The possibilities are endless.

Thanks for the ask!

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