Ooof, yeah, bud, that was a blow. Yet another soap f/f couple being suddenly and completely and illogically wrecked. The way they were writing it, I wasn’t sure they’d commit, but at the same time, it seemed a story with effort, falling in love with art as a backdrop. But Maite wasn’t really embedded into the story… Still, I didn’t think it’d implode this quickly.
They definitely should have developed Anya more before this episode.
Right? I mean, what they’d shown before this was fine, if a bit self-centered, needing Safiya to smooth things over for her career, but she’s in the middle of a hotly contested and dirty election, it’s understandable she’d be stressed. Presumably they’d both agreed to her running and Safiya knew she might have to make some allowances.
But damn, what we saw last night wasn’t pretty. And the thing is, she does have a point, both with the school and Safiya, but the way she approached it showed how wrong she was, because she has the same privilege as her son and treats it as cavalierly. And if we’d seen more of her before, maybe we’d understand her better, but as it is, the audience would surely be on Safiya’s side.
Not only is Safiya one of the moral centers of the show, we spend time with her. Like when it comes to Aaron and Marie, we see Marie’s side of things quite a bit, so we sympathize with both and see her point of view too (although actually, she has been quite lovely and supportive in general). But Anya doesn’t get the benefit of that and her stance yesterday honestly came across like an antagonist’s. I really would not like to see them split up, for a variety of reasons, so I hope she apologizes or realizes she can’t be so imperious and dismissive.
Hey, do you watch Four More Shots Please? It’s quirky, cheesy and mostly silly but I really enjoy it for what it is. The new trailer dropped yesterday and season 2 begins on April 17.
You know, I wasn’t going to, I only watched TBT because I knew there was going to be f/f and I only watched Desenfrenadas for Barbara but that kind of female friendship (and their mostly m/f romantic relationships) show isn’t really my thing. I know Four More Shot Please has f/f too, but when s1 came out TBT s2 had just shown me why I don’t usually go for this genre. And I do sometimes hesitate when watching very desi stories, they hit so close to home.
BUT. I did see the new trailer come out and saw they still had the same f/f love interest, which is my very strong preference (second only to having both halves as mains) and went through some of s1 and I’m kind of into it. 😮
What do you think Alex and Vero are doing right now? I was wondering what jobs they would have. Or does Alex have enough savings that they’re just relaxing and being great moms to Sol. I miss those two so much!!
Same! God, those two feel like they’re from a lifetime ago. When things were sunlit and happy.
Oh, to live there forever.
“Right now” in a world where there wasn’t a pandemic? Because if they’re experiencing this too, I hope they’re bunkered down!
But let’s say there isn’t one (man, the fact that going forward, stories not including a pandemic are automatically AUs…). Considering Alex’s green building was made, I imagine they are definitely comfortable when it comes to money, especially when neither is particularly material, Alex’s expensively understated wardrobe aside. But I also think Vero won’t want or let Alex stay at home not working like Oscar did. She seems bent on fixing the mistakes she made with him. Plus, Alex’s skills and creative calling are different from Oscar, who didn’t see finance the way Alex sees architecture. Yeah, both of them saw Veronica and fell hard, to the point of almost giving up their careers, but Alex channeled her feelings into something new and great at her actual job. So I don’t think Alex will stay away from it for long.
Vero…that’s tougher. It depends on where they settle. I think they’d still want to live some place not too crowded, you can’t pen Vero and Sol up in a city apartment. Maybe they’d just do a tour and settle back in Albufera, but the memories must be overwhelming. Maybe they’d move a bit, lol, or go find a place like it, on a beach somewhere. Or maybe the city’d be perfect for them for a few years! I don’t really know, I actually really like their very open ending, just endless possibilities in front of them, each other at their side.
do u think Vera loves her job? for someone who lives by appearances, the fashion world can be a good refuge
Hmm, that’s a interesting question. I think she is genuinely interested in it and, as you said, she’s so image-conscious it works out well. But is that what’s best for her? The Vera we saw at the beginning wasn’t happy at all but worse, she took it out on her coworkers. That wasn’t a person who loved her job. But that’s more to do with her, I guess, she’d be like that anywhere.
If you keep her interest and eye for it, and if she changes how she approaches people, she could come to love it. Even though her coworkers justifiably called her out for her bullying, they still seemed shallow and self-involved and I think she genuinely likes all that, the affectations, expensive things, the one upmanship. She even loved those blouses they bought. As long as she’s not hurting people, I think that is still the world for her. She’s not going to come of this so different she’s going to become, like, a social worker.
“No mames” is such a good phrase. There isn’t really a full english equivalent that hits all the right notes. I love it.
Heh, yeah, I could see it being translated differently throughout the show depending on context. I definitely received a whole new education on Mexican-Spanish pejoratives, lol. Everything sounded good coming from Vera, though. 😛
It’s crazy bc the last place you want to be is NYC. Even the White House (I know they’re a bunch of idiots lol) told ppl to self quarantine for 14 days after you leave New York. The amount of cases there is pretty alarming. Anyways I hope she stays safe. Some people are dropping their guard with the virus but it’s just started.
For sure, which makes me wonder why you’d head there unless you had a good reason. And as the experts keep saying, when nothing’s happening, people will feel like they’re doing all this for no reason and venture out again, which will undo all the work done.
And another anon:
Her actions do not match her words. The pandemic had already been declared and I remember her posting being out and about with many friends, even going as far as jokingly making Corona references. Sadly, just goes to show she’s just as out of touch as any other privileged celebrity. The same rules don’t apply to the rich and famous. That is a fact. And we need to start making them accountable for it rather than blindly idolising them.
Ah, if that’s true, that’s not so good. A lot of people were taking it so lightly early on. Hopefully she’s following the rules more strictly now that NYC is such a hot zone.
Hey just wanted to say that I’m actually glad you’re not a stay in one fandom forever. It’s refreshing, I’m like the same and love to actually switch content all the time. So you know thanks to you I get to discover new things all the time!
Aw, thanks! I do like that difference myself. Even when I’m posting old stuff, I like to vary it up.
You know I sometimes do shake my head at my clearly last-first mindset, even right now, I’m like, so I’m just gonna ignore Killjoys, El Embarcadero, and Desenfrenadas?? My so-called faves? So fickle! But at the same time, aside from how much I like watching and discovering new things, even if I were to stay in just one fandom, which would it be? It wouldn’t have been Juliantina. If I’d still been focused on finishing everything before moving on, I’d probably never have even gotten to them.
I do wish I could manage my time better, but I think my current approach is better than the alternative.
do you watch utopia falls
I did, anon! I didn’t get to gif as much as I wanted before I got distracted but let me know if you wanted something specific, I can try to push it up.
Carina and Maya are stupidly adorable on S19. I watch all their 30 sec scenes with a giant grin on my face. I’m really curious to see how they play out. So far so good, but it’s been in small spurts. Next week should be interesting because I don’t think Maya knows how to relax but I’m looking forward to it. Thanks for the gifs you do of them.
Lol, anon, you’re not even exaggerating. They get this tiny cute little scene each ep. Even Maya’s going THROUGH it, by the time she has her scene with Carina, it’s mostly wrapped up. But at least that keeps them short and literally quite sweet. You know that as soon as they get more time, then starts the drama~
And yes! It’ll be interesting to see what they do now that they’re going to have that extra focus. From the promo it looks like Carina’ll try to get her to relax, even if that means she can’t let go of her competitiveness and gets into push up contests by the pool, but then the five alarm fire alert will force her to decide if she’ll stay with Carina or head back to work. And then I guess we’ll see if Carina’ll remain as incredibly good-natured as she’s been or start to resent it a bit. As cute as they’ve been, it’s mostly been pretty surface level, with Carina absorbing whatever particular issues Maya’s having, which, okay, it’s Station 19, Maya’s show, and she’s going through a tough time and they only get a minute at most, but you know. Carina’s struggling with her brother and I don’t think we’ve ever seen them discuss that. Give them more minutes! But still end in fluff, please.
Ultimately, they’ve passed the first hurdle I’d been fearing for them, the breakdown Maya was heading toward as an unpopular captain whose best friend felt betrayed by her. Hoping they pass these next ones, I don’t really know how long they’ll plan on these crossover couples (aside from Bailey and Ben).