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im watching season 2 of bridgerton (a show i never thought i would watch and genuinely enjoy which was stupid on my part to assume)

but now anthony is trying to marry a 17yo, which i know is the premise of the show in its entirety. BUT SHE LOOKS 17 AND IS 17 AND I THOUGHT HE SAID HE WAS LOOKING FOR A WOMAN WITH ‘CHILD-BEARING HIPS’, NOT ‘ A CHILD BEARING HIPS’

#i am aware he doesnt actually marry her in the end #but still #bridgerton #anthony bridgerton #edwina sharma

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I think what a lot of people are not taking into account right now is the specificity of fandom culture / language.

Paget Brewster is not in fandom. She's excited about its existence, and who wouldn't be, right?? Imagine bringing a character to life that people care about enough to ship them with other characters and write stories and make edits etc. But being in a fandom is a specific culture that's different to being a fan of a show, and she very much gives the vibe with everything she says that she doesn't get that. Most people don't who aren't part of it.

Like I was talking to people in work recently about binge watching TV shows and one of them was like "oh I've been watching Criminal Minds recently, I ugly cried when Hotch's wife died", except (1) she said Hodge which means she's never seen his name written down, and (2) she probably then just went about her day without feeling compelled to like... spend every second of her free time for weeks writing a story exploring that moment that affected her. Like for her (and most fans), it's a TV show, you engage with the material as it is and maybe you really love it.

Paget is engaging with Jemily as if the Jemily people are fans of the interactions between Emily and JJ. She's had years of people sharing their 'favourite Jemily moments', which have all been platonic friendship moments, at least in the script's opinion. She has to ask her social media followers how to unblock messages, and what the deal is with people calling her "mother" and "mommy". She doesn't speak the language of fandom (or the language of Gen Z) and she's accidentally drawing a huge target on herself by hyping Jemily without knowing either literally what "is Jemily canon" means or emotionally what it means to people who are in fandom as opposed to being a big fan of the show.

Idk I just hope you guys will remember to be nice to her when this season comes out.

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I have not seen Criminal Minds Evolution. I don’t know if I’ll watch the new season when it comes out or not.

However, one thing I’m terrified for is how awful people are going to treat Paget Brewster when the season airs (especially on Twitter/X where she is the most active).

Look, this woman is over 50 and barely understands twitter/the internet in general. I truly do not think she knows that Jemily is more than a friendship. She probably has heard that people ship them together but she isn’t on tumblr - she’s not reading fanfic and has no idea just how serious “Jemily” fans are about what they want to happen.

She wanted Emily Prentiss to be a lesbian - yes, this is absolutely true. It’s also true that was over 15 years ago and the character has had multiple male partners since the start. She is Paget Brewster. She plays Emily Prentiss.

She is hyping up JJ and Emily most likely because she is so excited that the show is showcasing a strong female friendship (that was apparently lacking in season 16 to my understanding?). And people are taking that to mean that somehow after 17 seasons, CM is suddenly going to kill JJ’s husband off entirely (very unlikely even without the actor returning) and throw her into the open, waiting arms of Emily immediately.

While it would be wonderful for the CM universe to have more representation- please, if you are truly a fan, do not take your anger out on Paget. She does not and will not deserve that.

Emily Prentiss might be cool and always knows about the world but Paget Brewster is like a young grandmother - she knows how to cook and about squirrels.

Please don’t crucify her when the seasons romantic storylines aren’t what you pictured. Please be kind.

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penelope telling emily about this blonde girl in this tv show that has been in love with her boss for years in 15x7 is veeery interesting...

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Clark Gregg is gonna be on Criminal Minds AND Paul F. Tompkins is back????!?!??? This is a DREAM come true I am BEYOND EXCITED

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>be born

>try to be a "good person"

>morality is determined by social actors with their own motivations and access to power

>goodness is merely a shifting social approximation with no precise center or meaning

>still try to be a "good person"

>get punished anyways

>die

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as much as i want spencer back in the next season of criminal minds evolution, it is on the one condition that he never gets any more trauma added to him at all and he is very much happy and thriving. please and thank you

#a desperate plea from someone on season 12 #criminal minds #criminal minds evolution #cm #spencer #spencer reid #matthew gray gubler

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me when I choose to believe in the S17 jemily rumors

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Emily : “Struggle with depression” would seem to imply that I am bad at being depressed when I am, in fact, very proficient at being depressed.

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Family trip

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"The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself..."

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Spencer : When do I get my own gun?

Aaron : I wouldn’t trust you with my kid’s lightsaber.

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emily in this photo: mommy? sorry. mommy? sorry. MOMMY

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love how her badge is upside down too lol

they really tried so hard to make this woman straight but only made her gayer in the process

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Yes, Emily Prentiss is the best. But have you seen her as Jessica Green? She’s absolutely fucking hilarious, highly recommend that show.

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I can’t get over how Paget Brewster plays the same character in criminal minds and community only difference is the job