golden girls is so amazing i even made a powerpoint
(I copy-pasted the main text under the cut. unfortunately, I can't find the time for a proper alt text. life is stressful rn)
-Picture it: Miami, late 80s/early 90s. four 60+ women
-living together.
-Sure, they talk a lot about (straight) sex
-but what we see on screen is their dynamic. Their deep friendship. Their love also they often act quite gay with eachother. amazing
-Did i mention they are old. They are old and deal with getting sick and aging. A lot.
-But their life isn‘t over. They might not be related. But they are family, and they are here for each other
-These four women are the Golden Girls.
-You are in for a treat. A 7 seasons 25 episodes long treat
Introducing the girls: Dorothy Zbornak
-not to be a lesbian but omg
-Tall soft butch
-quick-witted
-sarcastic
-her voice *swoons*
-would make numbers on tumblr
-> her idea of a good time is being Alone wiht a book in her room
-> Huge dorky nerd
- Being vulnerable is not her strength but when she is It‘s amazing. Soft. makes me cry
Introducing the girls: Blanche Devereaux
-slutty
-sexy
-selfish
-sensitive
-Sensual
-Did i mention slutty
-And proud of it
-All these things are her strenghts as well as her weaknesses
-She is actually quite complex
Introducing the girls: Rose Nylund
-Sweet
-Loving
-Kind
-caring
-Everyone says she‘s Dumb
-I think she might just Be neurodivergent?!??!!!! With her special interest
-Being St. Olaf
-The place she comes from
-Has amazing st olaf stories for everything
-Can also be a judgy bitch sometimes
Introducing the girls: Sophia Petrillo
-SHE WOULD MAKE NUMBERS ON TUMBLR
-„You're a funny little gnome, and we feed you too much.”
-This quote describes her perfectly
-It’s Dorothy who says it to her
-Who is incidentally her daughter
-Trickster energy
-Don‘t know if she is gay. But she commits crimes
-It‘s her way of dealing with old age
-And all the limitations it brings
-The show would just be half as funny without her
But op. Is it really this good. It‘s so old
I will admit: not everything aged well. Be also prepared for:
-it‘s v white. If they have characters of color, they sometimes work well. And sometimes it‘s embarassing to watch bc harmful stereotypes (not often but yeah. It happens.)
-Bodyshaming: the girls tease each other about their height, weight etc. and sometimes it can really become a lot/too much.
-Rose is so often the butt of the joke for not understanding situations. I think a lot of neurodivergent folks can relate. And it can hurt to hear the same old mean comments again and again
BUT
-This is a series which was never afraid of complicated topics
-First and foremost: the queer advocacy and topics were and still are amazing. The found family of it all alone.
-Also: death,being sick, being disabled. Getting old. Not performing the gender The way one would like to (anymore) (so. yes. Dysphoria. In a way). The financial aspect of it all. These are important topics which are treated with humor (of course) but also with respect
-it‘s a kind show which has its heart in the right place
-And i mean
-4 old women who are „just“ friends living together, supporting eachother?
-That shit is still revolutionary in the year of our lord 2024
So give it a chance!!!!11!!!!!111
pls reblog for sample size etc
Emma: "Go hang a salami" backwards is "I'm a lasagna hog".
Regina: How did either of those sentences occur naturally for you to discover this?
Continue the tale... (It's not long, please try, I'd love to see where people take this)
I rush back out through the door covered in sparkly raindrops, my itchy feet sighing at the feel of the cool tile in the hallway. Doors of all shapes and sizes scatter the walls, each a monument frozen in time.
I quickly turn the knob of an emerald green door with a floating leaf splashed across the front, the seconds ticking away. I slip inside, scanning everything and lodging it into my brain
A tree-shaped coat rack draped with a frog raincoat in the corner. Lime green carpet growing crusty at the tips of each piece of fuzz. A dragon stuffed animal lying on its side next to the forest-colored bed upon which sits a small girl.
I jolt backwards, panic clawing at my heart as I swallow down a scream, my back snapping against the wall across from her. Her brown hair hangs limp and greasy, head tilted forward and sunken eyes closed. Collarbones jump out of her skin like knives sticking out of the top of her mint green pajamas. She’s so thin for a second I think she must be dead.
“I’m infected,” She whispers, voice like gravel on glass, bloodshot eyes flicking upwards to lock on me. Bile rises up my throat and I fling myself towards the doorway, hands desperately clutching at the doorknob and turning, turning, turning.
It doesn’t budge.
“S-Sick?” My voice wobbles dangerously as my head grows light, everything going sparkly and sharp around me, fingers slippery with sweat as they tug at the handle uselessly, desperately.
“Infected.” She repeats, and something tells me those are two very, very different things.
Sophie : Are guys calling me a liar!?
Dovey : No-
Lesso : We're calling you a FUCKING BULLSHITTER!!!
*weeps violently* effie trinket, oh how i love you.
I ADORE purple hair effie! As for the storyline of sotr, in my head she got into uni early (she was said to be a ‘genius’ so fight me on that) and was by far the youngest and coolest of her year. i just know her outfits would devour every single lecture. and she’d probably sport an artsy tote bag. I’ve added references to her butterfly look (see jewellery), where we see the actual skin of her shoulders (see spaghetti straps) and i’ve also included some gold in reference to our beloved T.E.A.M., who should totally have been allowed to reunite in the epilogue. GET MY FAMILY BACK TOGETHER.
Headcanon that effie has gorgeous curly hair. why? because i said so. I gave her a hairstyle I often wear (mainly because I’d find it easier to draw, lmao) and i think it would frame her still-youthful face so well. for me it was important to have it falling as freely and messily as possible, in contrast to how she is when katniss meets her, several years into a job she never wanted and forced to cover her natural expressive curls with wigs that are carefully styled, not a hair out of place. the day effie wore a wig was the day we lost a baddie.
As for the quote, it hits SO different now and i’m not sure i can handle it. currently managing by drawing freckles all over effie. i cannot BELIEVE that someone that young would start thinking of cosmetic surgeries. my girl should’ve been worrying about late assignments!
side note: i lost my stylus and had to do this with my finger so there’s no tasty lineart right now (rip) but a revised version to come if my lunacy continues into next week. ALSO, i’m thinking about doing haymitch as well, just to really rub salt in the wound.
Regina: Alright, what pizza toppings should we order? Emma: Anchovies and pineapple. Snow: I like beets! Zelena: Have you guys ever had a cheese-less pizza? Regina: I’m disowning all of you.
this song SCREAMS raven to me. and i’m also just now realizing that i only ever edit raven but she just inspires me haha
"is heartstopper too wholesome and pure-?"
SHUT UP.
queer stories can be wholesome and sweet and normal.
queer stories can also be deranged and twisted and sick, abominable creations concocted by the world's most demented mad scientist who's gone mad with the power of creation.
both are so good.
so long as you support all queer stories (within reason, as queer does NOT excuse racism, sexism, etc), then stop arguing.
Let the gays have their choice of toppings.
Let the homos have everything on the menu.
*Emma sneezes* Regina: Emma, are you sick? Here, take this blanket, and I'm bringing homemade soup and you really should take better care of yo- *Snow sneezes* Regina: Oh my god. Shut the hell up.