[ SECRET POST #5530 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5530 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


01.
[Deltarune]



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02.
[Fushigi Yugi]


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03.
[Silicon Valley]


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04. [SPOILERS for Rondo of Swords]




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05. [SPOILERS for Ted Lasso Season 2]




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06. [SPOILERS for Maiden Holmes]




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07. [SPOILERS for Banana Fish]




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08. [SPOILERS for The Book of Boba Fett]




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09. [WARNING for discussion of pedophilia]






























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Comments

[fscom]

05. [SPOILERS for Ted Lasso Season 2]
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[(Anonymous)]

Me too!

I can't remember the last time my reaction to two of my favorite characters getting together was such a massive NO, PLEASE, NO.

[(Anonymous)]

I was hoping the dating app identity reveal would be played for comedy. But nope. I would also be okay with him having a small crush on the boss lady, but them actually getting together is creepy.

[(Anonymous)]

Well nobody in-universe is a terminally online 12-year-old so

[(Anonymous)]

I actually haven't seen S2, because I loved S1 so intensely, and then immediately got bad vibes from 2x01, so I decided to pause and just feel my love for S1 to the fullest.

But based on S1, yeah, this pairing isn't for me, and feels like a bit of a misstep. I mean, I think there's definitely something interesting they could do with that relationship, and how in some ways it parallels Rebecca's marriage, and really digging into the complications of that. But even if they did a really good job with that plotline, it still feels very engineered to me. Like it's a development that exists specifically to spark ~meaningful discussion~. (Whereas S1 of the show felt almost miraculously effortless in how it provoked contemplation and discussion.)

[(Anonymous)]

OP
Very much not for meaningful discussion. The concerns really weren't brought up at all. And they broke up because she needed time to work on herself, not because of any outside problems. Her mom, Keeley, bff, and goddaughter's reaction to finding out was "You go girl!" And Ted just seemed shocked and mildly disappointed, though that may just have been because it was a secret and because of the team. Problematic aspects completely ignored.

[meadowphoenix]

Yes, I hate this, and despise it and supremely loathe this entire thing and unfortunately that's spilled onto Rebecca a bit.

Especially because I couldn't tell what the trigger for this horrible decision was. Usually I can say, well person X is this type of vulnerable position, so well i don't think this is good I understand. But this? Rebecca is getting good sex, and is having good valuable friendships, so what need is Sam so good at fulfilling that she has to date him against all foreseeable risk. Just makes me think this is a huge and shitty character fault.

[(Anonymous)]

It seems like a big case of Dudes In The Writer's Room. Like it seems so obvious to me that a relstionship could throw the legitimacy of Sam's whole career away. If he gets picked over another talented player people would say it's because he's fucking the boss. And Sam might not think of that, but Rebecca, as a woman in a male-dominated field, sure should.

[meadowphoenix]

I wish I could blame this on an uninformed perspective, but this series had a 50/50 gender split in season 2, which was better than in than season 1.

But I totally agree. Rebecca had rightfully defended Sam's decision-making, and that whole action could be thrown into doubt!! Both of them made a couple of enemies this season too! Which, maybe the show set-up on purpose. But mostly, I don't want to have a storyline where either has to deal with the outcome of their fling, because I don't know why it had to happen in the first place!

[(Anonymous)]

I only liked it because I really, truly, *sincerely* don't want Ted and Rebecca to get together, so it was a cute alternative. And I'm also a bit of a sucker for the "we shouldn't be doing this" trope.

[(Anonymous)]

Ditto, OP. So much hate. Sam deserves better than to be in such an unequal relationship. Rebecca deserves better than to be portrayed as such a clueless cougar.