i love the idea of a soulmate au where any kind of ink on your soulmate’s skin appears identically on your skin bc the potential for angst is astronomical (imagine the letters little amy would write to little jake after she wakes up to find dad left in his handwriting on her arm!!!) but in all honesty 90% of their conversations would be
have u ever thought abt fish
Be more specific
they breathe water amy!!! conspiracy!!!
Gills??
y r u the way that u r
Why are you thinking about fish conspiracies at two in the morning
i got a fish he’s blue i named him mcclane
Why??
die hard is the best we’ve been through this 1000 times
No I mean why did you buy a fish??
u & i both know charles is my impulse control
He didn’t stop you??
he bought one too!!! we have matching fish!!!
You know what? As long as it’s not a tattoo of a fish, I’m fine.
BRB
NO
anyways i should really really write this
Amy’s a month old, too young to remember anything, and he shows up on her skin for the very first time in the form of an explosion of color.
Her mother documents every square inch of it (within reason) in photographs. Long, blotchy stripes of color stretching across her skin in the erratic pattern unique to a doodling toddler who’s found the markers, up and down her arms and legs and across her chest and down her stomach.
Camila Santiago is delighted. Victor Santiago is not.
(“Her soulmate clearly doesn’t have any adult supervision – how did they even get it behind their ears?”
“Relax, mi amor, they’re obviously an artistic child!”)
She’s three, in the hospital waiting room with her brothers and her grandmother waiting for the latest addition to the Santiago family to join the world, and he shows up on the inside of her forearm in scrawled and messy handwriting.
There are two dark-skinned Black men who are nothing like the hypermasculine stereotype of Black men.
It’s so subtle that you don’t realize it until you stop to think about it.
You have Terry, the bald, muscle-bound Black dude who is supposed to be the Scary Black Man who’s nothing but Most Macho Manliest of All Macho Manly Men, but it turns out he’s the most gentle, domestic, nurturing mother hen in the entire precinct (except for maybe Boyle), and the show doesn’t show this as a weakness. It’s just Terry being Terry. (Which is why it’s not just scary, but heartbreaking when Terry gets profiled by that cop. This is Terry. Terry. Terry!)
Then there’s Holt, who’s supposed to be the Scary Black Judge/Captain who’s screaming and yelling all the time, but he’s actually a reserved, intellectual, ridiculously formal, deadpan snarker with hidden depths that he only shares with those he trusts. As a gay man, he’s supposed to be campy (read: entertaining for straight people) and/or tormented by the fact that he’s gay (read: someone straight people can feel sorry for), but Holt is sure of himself and confident in who he is.
It’s such a breath of fresh air. It’s unfortunate that the show doesn’t get more recognition for its non-stereotypical portrayals of Black men because if we had more Terrys and more Holts, and fewer thug #3s, things would be a lot better.
“Functional, healthy family relationships can’t be funny! Only dysfunctional relationships where the family members despise each other can be hilarious!”
UM
“Everything has to be edgy and dark and violent and push the line to be good!”
If you genuinely believe that, then you’re not trying hard enough.
– Of the seven main characters, only two are white men
– Of these two men, one has dozens of hobbies which includes local food critic, sewing, yoga, and other traditionally non-masculine interests
– The other seems to be a stereotypical overconfident jerk, however most of his arcs revolve around messing up and having to acknowledge and genuinely apologize for his screwups
– One of the main characters is a middle aged gay man who isn’t a TV stereotype, who is married and lovingly committed, bringing up his husband in casual conversation throughout the show without it being the only important thing about his personality
– Every female character has a distinct personality, goals and fears and aspirations, and all have multiple episodes focusing solely on exploring their characters and development
– GINA MOTHERFUCKING LINETTI
– Terry Crews as a big buff doting father
– Humor that never relies on offensive jokes or stereotypes, that is genuinely funny with great comedic timing
– Multiple accounts of close friendships between men and women without any implications that there will be more
– The few relationships that do exist between the main cast are developed naturally over time
Thank you for reading, go forth and enjoy this fantastic show!
Also, This scene exists
also one of the white men is jewish
the stereotypical overconfident jerk is jewish
i can’t emphasize this enough
^^^^^^ played by a proud Jewish actor too, which is even better than merely having non-stereotypical representation of your group
Literally the best show I’ve watched in years.
Also, GINA MOTHERFUCKING LINETTI is a gift unto this universe
Oopsie Doodle. Terry Crews as Terry Crews. All the unapologetic, casual-yet-pointed feminism.
So good.
Yes!
Also includes:
Punching homophobies in the face and this not being frowned upon what so ever.
The main white guy constantly calling out sexism, even casual sexism.
He called out TRANSPHOBIA. In a show that has no “reason” to do it other than that they decided “Hey, transphobia sucks, let’s find a way to toss off a line about that at some point when it’s not even the topic of the scene.”
Steel Phoenix Studios 