#that was the worst FINAL SEASON of a show

[shady-swan-jones]

Captain Swan Fic Recs are back, baby! - April Edition

Hello, cs friends! It's been like, what, seven years since I last did this? Who's counting. Enjoy the fruits of y'all's labour and some amazing stories. Keep writing, we need you

-Sophie

when Emma falls in love [from the vault] by @spartanguard

Inspired by "When Emma Falls In Love" by Taylor Swift, part of series based on songs from the vault

everyone's wondering why Emma doesn't screw the hot bartender already, it's not like he hasn't given signs. but with emma's romantic past it's not like she's throwing chances to anyone, scruffily attractive as they may be. yet, it's not her past that's worrisome. will they break the curse?

rated T | 6.2k words | AO3

Untie Me | captain swan fic | office romance | mature | 3/5 | 5.9k | in progress, by me

“Didn’t you pay attention to trigonometry, Jones?” she balances her weight on the stick, languidly, in a way that ticks something into his already drowsy brain.  “Is this the part where you offer to teach me, Swan?” he says, advancing to her. 

Read on Ao3 or ff.net

I, lost, was passing by - by @dykelilypage

Five years ago, Emma's father had given her a necklace for her birthday. It was a beautiful ruby encased in a golden chain, that sat heavy on her chest. It was safe to say then, that Emma was more than a little bit pissed off to discover that it had been stolen from right around her neck. The one stroke of luck to the whole ordeal was that she knew exactly who had taken it. Killian Jones. rated E | 6267 words

love scare by @exhaustedpirate

it's a little canon-compliant one-shot that i place during the six weeks of peace, more specifically, like a day or so before 4B rated G | 922 words | ao3

Expecting a Secret [3/3] by @walviemort

Summary: After the events of 3x19, Killian is at his lowest after being rejected by Emma. When Snow’s labor turns out to be a false alarm, Zelena offers Killian a deal: she’ll leave the Charmings alone…if he gives her the baby she needs for her spell instead. There’s just one hitch: he has to keep it a secret. At least it will only take 10 days, right?

The Heart of a Villan (5/5) by @beckettj

There are only two people that can make me care about football: Ted Lasso and this. Words: 6181 ~ AO3

Perilous Harbor by @veryverynotgoodwrites

Emma Swan is heir apparent to her parents' kingdom in the Enchanted Forest, and a powerful wielder of light magic. This makes her the most wanted woman in the realm, not only for marriage, but for leverage against the king and queen. While her parents have been able to keep her safe so far, an attack is launched on Princess Emma that leaves her no choice but to seek the protection of her worst enemy - Killian Jones, infamous captain of the Jolly Roger and his pirate crew. ao3 in progress 19/23

a work of art by @sotangledupinit

“I always have to clean up your messes,” she mutters to herself angrily, eyes glaring down at the red liquid on the floor.

Between Waking Life and Our Dreams (12/?) by @nachocheese-itsmycheese

Season 3b canon divergence: Storybrooke is still missing when Emma, Killian, and Henry reach the town line. AO3 T

The Fluffy Problem by @ineffablecolors

"Oh, I'm going to have fun paying you back, Captain."

ff.net

The Cure for Loneliness (4/?) by @laianely

Killian went to the world without magic to finally kill Crocodile, but instead he met Emma in Gold's shop. And his whole life turned upside down overnight.

E 16k words in progress AO3

Pan Says... (8/?) by @hollyethecurious

After waking up in a strange room with a naked stranger, Emma and Killian must endure the twisted game their kidnapper insists they play in order to gain provisions and avoid punishments.

To Cleave Destiny by @iamstartraveller776

She was going to pass the night the same way she did every year in adulthood: by getting drunk enough to forget that the world was incredibly unfair. Ao3, in progress, T, 4k

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[hussyknee]

Seeing characters in romance stories just jetting between countries at a moment's notice with no thought for visa; seeing airports as sites of triumphant climaxes and romantic denouements instead of places of fear and danger where a sword hangs above your head— it all breaks off little pieces of my heart. They're constant reminders that my people will never be human enough in the colonial world order to be allowed to move freely around it. No matter what your race, those non-refugees living in the Global North will never understand what it's like to be part of a global ghetto where your passport is nothing but a trembling supplication and humiliation.

#race #racism #westerners will never know the dehumanization of the visa office #the ability to afford a plane ticket and the ability to get your visa stamped goes hand in hand #bc you're not allowed to leave the country unless you can show that you can afford to stay there and come back #you have to swear in blood that you won't overstay a minute longer than you're permitted to and sign your firstborn as collateral #a western airport is the closest i can come to the muslim experience bc the authorities will only care about my skin tone #that season 2 finale of Sense8 where the Mexican‚ and Kenyan and Indian characters of the cluster were able to flee to the US within hours #at the same time as the south korean and westerners #had Lankan fans falling down laughing #we're willing to suspend our disbelief of the science fiction telepathy shenanigans but THAT is a bridge too far #sadly not even the worst of the Wakowskis racefails #I love that show but its Caucasity was aggressive #global south #global north #immigration #refugees #islamophobia #no fly list #white supremacy #coloniality #western imperialism #colonial capitalism #knee of huss

[feelingtheaster99]

I AM NOT READY. LUKE IS ABOUT TO LEAD PERCY AWAY ALONE. I AM NOT PREPARED

#send help #send help for the emotional damage that is coming #it’s almost worst knowing it’s going to happening #knowing I’ll need to look at the horror and shock and beytral on this twelve year old boy’s face #when he learns that his first friend at camp who he PRAYED TO HIS MOM ABOUT was pretending all along #Percy Jackson #luke castellan #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson spoilers #percy jackson tv spoilers #Percy Jackson tv show #pjo #pjotv #pjo tv #pjo tv spoilers #pjo tv show #pjo ep 8 #pjo season 1 #pjo season 1 finale #pjo season finale #Percy Jackson episode 8 #the prophecy comes true #the prophecy comes true spoilers #live reaction #literally wincing up until the moment #I had to pause it to take some time to breathe I’m so emotionally unprepared for this shit #even watching the episode like two weeks late I’m scared af

[emblazons]

Y’all still worried about people dying in ST for real and I’m fully convinced we’re not watching the same show

People setting themselves up for a GoT S8 ‘The Long Night’ panic situation all over again—if you know, you know

#max and hopper should have BEEN dead #almost laughably so. like. they should in fact no longer be with us #and YET #duffers literally going out of their way to refute Millie’s more people should die claim #Gaten saying the same because he know it won’t happen #Matt literally rolling his eyes at the insinuation of a Mike death y’all #Finn so confident he’s not dying he makes actual jokes about it to GQ?!? #y’all still worried about someone kicking it in the final season be so astronomically for real #like. the worst that happens is someone ‘dies’ before the every season last episode time skip #and then shows up magically LMAOOO #it’s not even plot armor atp. they come up with new characters to kill JUST so they don’t have to kill their mains nsmsndndnd #the me tag

[yohankang]

so many dramas that should be my favorites this year and yet. nothing hits

#like?? we had evilive. the worst of evil. the killing vote. vigilante. (still need to watch final eps of 3 of them but shh) #and somehow i couldn't get into any of them???? #tbh i've only seen like 15 dramas this year... #in 2019-2020 i only watched thai bls lol so i won't talk about that #but 2021 was crazy good for kdramas and 2022 had some of my favorites too #but this year??? :/// #i mean i absolutely loved d.p. 2 but that's technically a 2021 series #my favorite this year is probably bloodhouds... there's hardly any competition tho (if i don't count d.p.) (everyone please watch d.p.) #eh. is it the time to come back to western shows. #(i binged 2 seasons of loki last week tho and i wasn't impressed asdfghjhs is there no hope for me) #okay but do you guys have shows that like. blew your mind this year? #k.txt

[vanessakimballs]

RT continues to fumble, how are you gonna disrespect trocadero this fucking badly?

#‘let other-‘ man fuck you this is the final season of rvb #i don’t want some schmuck with no ties doing soulless covers i want trocadero #I want the musicians who gave the show it’s distinct sound for the final season #god RT cannot just stop being the fucking worst

[spacedlexi]

skybound collectively unshitting their pants after acquiring the full rights to clementine, the coolest character in their own franchise

#clementine and lee....unbeatable sorry (im not sorry actually) #ive been finally watching the show lately and lets just say its increased my opinions of the games hsdfksjd #dont get me wrong its not the worst thing ive ever seen but hoo boy does it go downhill. binged 6 seasons and hit a brick wall at 7 #struggling to finish it now but ive made it to S10 #havent heard much better things about the comics...i just want to know more Lore #it speaks #twdg #sorry skybound she will always be telltales baby shes living her best life at ericsons forever no matter how many comics you make #idk how much clearer S4 can be about ericsons being clems forever home but apparently skybound didnt get the message #im just surprised they havent shoved her into one of their 1000 shows yet #something i used to want and now deeply fear. i just wanted her to have a cameo but theyd never let it end #one of the last things telltale released being the end of clems story is Very fitting it closed the book on her And the studio #(averting my eyes from the walking corpse that is now telltale 2.0 💀 still fitting i guess now just sad) #the credit graffiti and the 'thanks for playing' make me cry every time 😭 S4 is such a love letter S4 my beloved

[thatrainylife]

just finished merlin

i am dead

i am finished

there is nothing you can do to help me

"hold me"

"thank you"

JUST BURY ME IN A HOLE AND LEAVE ME TO WALLOW IN MY PAIN

ALSO WHAT WAS THAT GOOFY AH TRUCK AT THE END AND THEN THE MUSIC AS THE CREDITS ROLL LMBOOOO THE EMOTIONAL WHIPLASH THIS SHOW GIVES ME

#MERLIN #bbc merlin #IM NOT READY FOR IT TO BE OVER #WHY WHY WH YWHY #I HATE THIS SHOW SO MUCH #ARTHUR ONCE AND FUTURE KING LOL WHAT A LIE WHAT A LIE WHAT A LIEEEEEEEEEEEEE #merlin season finale #is the worst #also the best #but i hate it #and i love it #crying dying #this show ruined me #also why couldn't the entire show be written as well as the last two episodes #gwen slays as the queen #ALSO MY BOY GAWAIN WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU #off to read fanfics now #old merlin is so funny but so depressing HATE THIS SHOW SM SM I HATE IT I HATE IT

[jaypentaghast]

yennefer and jaskier are so obnoxious jfc

I love them both with all my heart

#i haven't played the games yet so I'm talking about the show #I'm watching season 2 finally #their dynamic is fun #“i hate you / I'm going to rescue you” #“you are one of the worst people alive / i have so much respect for you you bitch” #the witcher #yennefer of vengerberg #jaskier #mine

[runninguplenorahills]

I just started heartstopper s2 🍃🪻🌞🍉🌷

#this show never fails to put me in a good mood #it’s like those little heartstopper leaves are hugging me too #also i remember watching the first season #instead of studying for my final german exam 💀 #passed well but of all four of them it was the worst lmao #lenora’s random stuff

[louisianna]

so is it just me or did season 2 of ofmd feel like twenty episodes worth of story beats squeezed into eight?

#how does a show go from being an 11/10 in its first season to a 3/10 in its second? #how did it go from something so rich and thoughtful to something so flat and careless? #the finale was the worst offender but my god the entire season was a fucking mess #sorry this blog is usually my happy place but sometimes a girl has feelings she needs to get off her chest #our flag means death #l

[tremorsmackenzie]

the second half of season 7 is such a mindfuck for daisy, honestly.

first they have to get her mother who tried to kill her and was murdered by her dad in front of her to help save the team, then she actually has to meet the version of her that wasnt evil and insane and pretend to not be her daughter, on sousas advice says fuck it and at least talks to her to get some closure, only to actually have her mom as her mom for all of 1 minute while she realizes what kind of monster she becomes, before she is murdered in front of her again, this time trying to save her daughters life after just finding out this strange inhuman shield agent is her daughter from the future that shes going to try and kill.

all of that only to then have her long lost sister who killed herself in the original timeline moonwalk into the base to show off what a twisted little psychopath she has become and attempt some kind of familial relationship to manipulate her, which is exactly what daisy has longed for all of her life, but so not like this.

and you can see it in chloe bennets acting throughout the entire second half, but especially 7x10 and 7x11, daisy is just so hurt and destroyed and so close to just falling apart on the spot but still somehow holds it together and i dont know where she takes the strength from and how noone on the team thinks it might be a good idea to give her a hug right now. at least sousa and mack have her back, but philinda have no excuse.

#agents of shield #daisy johnson #jiyaing #chloe bennet #like i cant this is up there with the worst moments of the entire show for daisy #and its in the final season because cant have aos without torturing our characters amirite #im not mad it just hurts to see them go through all of that even now #everyone got their share of trauma this season #mack had to throw his mom out of a plane ffs #i lovehate this show sometimes

[beaft]

have never been so keenly aware of the gap between fanon quality and canon quality as i was during the last episode of bbc merlin. 4 years of reading the most braingenius "magic reveal" fanfiction and fan theories imaginable only for the actual magic reveal to be the television equivalent of a wet fart

#i'm not kidding when i say that even the worst 'magic reveal' fic i read was still better than what happened in the show #it's so easy to do it well! there are so many directions you can take something like that! it's a writer's dream #instead they built it up for 5 seasons then blew it all in the final episode and killed off Arthur for good measure #should've just hired a fan to write it instead #be shh now #merlin

[my-shields-are-down]

Chenford + “Kojo did what?!”

Tim (on the phone) Your dog is in trouble with the neighborhood dogs.

Lucy: Why is he MY dog whenever he gets in trouble?

Tim: Isn’t that how he became my dog? He got into trouble because of you and your lack of Inherent Alpha dogged-ness…Ergo…

Lucy: Ergo? What is this? Are you studying for another snooty test or something?

Tim: Babe, please try to stay on topic. Kojo … well, he was a bit of a “dawg” a big ole dirty dawg.

Lucy: Kojo did what now? I’m confused, he is a big and often times dirty dog. Can you be more specific?

Tim: Really? You make me listen to poppy gangsta rap for hours on end and then you don’t know what I’m saying when I speak that language?

Lucy: Tim, you are a white-boy from the suburbs. You should never use that language. So again, what did Kojo do?

Tim: yeah, so apparently when Trish walks him during the day, she usually walks one of the other dogs in the neighborhood. There’s 4 main pups that rotate in and out. Trish thinks that each lady dog secretly loves Kojo - thinks they are his girlfriend.

Lucy: And? (Knowing full well what he means but egging him on anyway)

Tim: You really need me to explain this? Good grief. Ok. The trouble started when one of his “regular” walking mates got pregnant and the owners can’t figure out how it happened and there was a big blow up at the dog park when all 4 dogs and their owners were there when Kojo and Trish showed up. The dogs started barking and growling at each other and Trish said three of them ganged up and growled at the pregnant dog - who btw has the most hilarious new haircut and Kojo sat there like…. he was king of the park. You know … like..

Lucy is desperately trying to stop herself from laughing, but little squeaks and huffs keeps eking out as he gets deeper and deeper into the story.

Tim: Oh god. Well like that super misogynistic old season of The Bachelor you made me watch - with Jake Pavelka? - where all the bachelorettes hated that one chick with the sausage name and thought she was trashy because she was from the Florida swamps and she just wanted to beat them all and win for winning’s sake, and then she did beat out the tea name lady who had a voice like a chipmunk because Ali - who went on to be the next bachelorette- got fired from Facebook for being on the show and out for so long- left the show to try to salvage her job. She really dodged a bullet. Anyway…. Vienna - that’s her name- Vienna won but then forgot that the douche canoe was the prize… and Tenley -

Lucy finally cannot hold it in any longer - she busts out into hysterical laughter at Tim’s spot on analysis of that season. “Stop, please stop. I can’t breathe… I can’t…. Hahahaha…. You … you are comparing our dog - OUR DOG- to arguably the worst bachelor in the history of the franchise?! Oh oh god… my sides hurt… I’m getting a cramp. Honey… oh.. oh… I get it “dawg” d-a-w-g. Nice pun. Oh … oh… because his four walking companions were being all possessive of him and what ganging up on the pregnant one like oh! That one party where they ganged up on Vienna and totally bullied her? …. Stop it, stop,. you never said any of that stuff when we were watching, just gave me that annoyed side-eye… (snort). This might be my favorite retelling of the days events ever. Ohhh. I should’ve recorded it….”

Tim, on the other end of the phone is again giving her the annoyed side-eyed look, but he’s never heard Lucy laugh like this - so overcome that the sound of pure joy is bursting out of her and he feels another hole in his heart close up and mend. He now knows it’s not if he’s going to ask her, but when.

Lucy is still laughing when Tim scratches Kojo’s head and leans down to whisper good job. “Too bad you’re fixed or it really would be the most dramatic season ever…”

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PS - I love that in most fan fiction, Lucy makes Tim watch trashy tv. So I could totally see him analyze both the men and women who are on the bachelor and bachelorette and know so much more than he ever lets on. He’s masterful at reading people and their motivation. The Bachelor seasons would be a gold mine for him. Plus Tim would watch because Lucy loves it and he loves her - that is… unless The Rams are playing Monday night then all bets are off.

PPS - that is not Jake in the gif below - but Jesse Palmer, former QB of the Giants, who would’ve been the bachelor my season if I had made it beyond the semi-final round of auditions.

#chenford #tim bradford #lucy chen #the rookie #tim x lucy #i love them #kojo #bachelor #Jake was a misogynist #worst bachelor ever #Vienna was treated like dirt #she didn’t deserve any of that #I love the thought of tim analyzing one of lucys favorite shows and having opinions #kojo is the top dawg #he’s a lover not a fighter #most dramatic season ever #this is the final rose of the night

[cyanide-sippy-cup]

I did watch the finale btw. Here's my personal ranking for the season from best to worst.

1: Hearts of the Fathers

2: You Will Believe A Man Can Lie

3: Zero Day Part 2

4: Zero Day Part 1

5: Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say

6: Adventures of a Norman Man Part 2

7: My Interview With Superman

8: Adventures of a Norman Man Part 1

9: My Adventures With Mad Science

10: Kiss Kiss Fall In Portal

#by “worst” i don't mean bad i just mean weakest entry #i think kiss kiss fall in portal would have worked in a different storyline #but here in season 1 it felt... #...off #superman #yes Ivo Tower did get extra points for introducing Lex what about it #my adventures with superman #imagine a large gap between Mad Science and Kiss Kiss #clark kent #lois lane #season 1 finale #episode ranking #why does this show title its episodes like pokemon does #superheroes #superhero #superhero tv #superman show

[limeflavoredlobotomizer]

Cobra Kai is so so funny to me, an actual junior black belt, because it is ABUNDANTLY obvious that none of the writers have ever been to an actual karate tournament—how come these kids are doing full-contact point sparring without gear? (That’s illegal) What is up with the ranking system, are there no skill classes? (There are at least 4 skill classes at every tournament: beginner, novice, advanced, and black belt, yet everyone in the show is magically a black belt ONLY at the AVT) HOW the FUCK is an accidental elbow to the face considered illegal contact but breaking a kid’s nose isn’t considered excessive force? (The rules are insanely inconsistent. Like, Miguel was given 30 minutes to come back post-injury in S4 but calling a medic to check Hawk in S5 was a forfeit) Why is BOARD BREAKING in the same division as weapons? How come there’s only ONE point judge/referee? Why did they make separate gender divisions but not age divisions? WHY IS THERE ONLY ONE TOURNAMENT IN THE ENTIRE CIRCUIT?

#stfu kor #cobra kai #all valley tournament #cobra Kai tournament #karate #karate tournament #I think the funniest thing in the whole show was in season 4 when the writers finally learned that no karate tournament on earth #has ONLY point sparring #and they decided to fix that in the worst most unrealistic way possible #like the skills division thing had me so angry and so confused #they had weapons demonstrations traditional kata open kata and board breaking under one weird umbrella #and they called it SKILLS??? #like my dude. tournament point sparring is an incredibly difficult skill it is not fighting at all #this show. god #I think it’s hilarious that they knew tournament etiquette for when your opponent is injured but not ANYTHING else #they didn’t even ask permission to enter the ring