#gen v rambles

[mariejordans]

Can we please talk about how much Marie and Jordan trust each other. When Jordan tells Marie that “Rufus” whiped her again, Marie instantly agrees and they both go to confront him. And then when Marie tells Jordan that it’s Cate, they instantly side with her and protect Rufus from Andre. Because it drives me absolutely insane in the best way possible.

GOD YES THIS omg this fucking kills me.

like the way that they don’t even hesitate to trust marie. like with luke, they instantly put themselves between him and marie without even stopping to confirm the situation that they know almost zero information about. and then with cate, they were like that’s fucking crazy BUT are you sure??? and then when marie’s like yeah i’m fucking sure, they immediately believe her like…they are just so supportive and protective of each other and they’ve only known each other for like???? a week?? they aren’t even together officially either like imagine the shit we’ll get of them when we’re like two seasons in. i don’t know if i’ll survive

(also i love these asks sm pls send more my way i love rambling about nonsense with you guys <3)

#ive said it once and ill say it again: RIDE OR DIE COUPLES ARE SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY #gen v #gen v rambles #jordan li #marie moreau #mariejordan #limoreau #gen v spoilers #kinda

[god-u]

will never be over jordan having sex with some guy and still talking about marie during said sex like they’re so real lmaoooo didn’t even let that man finish 😭 also love how they naturally changed their voice when speaking to their parents vs speaking to him lol

#gen v #gen v spoilers #jordan li #this has been in my drafts forever but i’m suddenly in the mood to post it #also that guy is actually ranked 3rd when they fuck LMAO #oh just me rambling again what’s new #i’ve said this before but seriously #this episode is a ki #* #caps #s1e3 #x #💌 #the way i’m crying laughing at this like i love them lmaooo

[dreamlandcreations]

Imagine that your power is that you are able to mimic other powers...

Imagine that your power is that you are able to mimic other powers and you accidentally copy Jordan's, resulting in changing your gender and being stuck like that...

#jordan li x reader #fem!reader #I mean originally #jordan li #gen v #gen v imagine #jordan li imagine #my stuff #my fics #or not #I was going with non-binary/gender fluid/gender-nonconforming vibe for the reader in the idea #ramblings #in the tags #don't mind me #daydreaming fics #sharing crumbles

[pinkcrocss]

On Andre...

So, I've been picking up on a lot of negative feelings towards Andre within the fandom (some warranted, some unwarranted in my opinion). And I think it comes down to two things:

-Andre is probably one of the least developed of the core group in terms of writing.

-Andre's actor (Chance Perdomo) has some problematic views irl.

I want to focus on the first point however, cuz I'm interested in the character not the actor (Patrick Schwarzeneggar and Claudia Dumit also support Isreal, so I'm choosing to focus my feelings on characters, not the actors if I want to enjoy this show at all).

When I first watched Gen V (before the hyper fixation had kicked in), Chance's performance had been one of my least favourites. I didn't like the weird voice he was doing (turns out he was Brit doing a pretty decent attempt at an "American Jock" type accent) and I thought the actor kept doing a lot of awkward stammers and tics that didn't feel in line with the character (I assumed, that's just how the actor was irl). That is until I watched a cast interview and I learned 2 things:

He is a Brit.

He's actually a very smooth and clear speaker. Which means those mannerisms were an intentional choice by the actor.

Later, once the hyperfixation had truly set in, I was watching a boatload of cast interviews, when I caught a comment underneath one of those videos that totally changed my view of that character and performance during my 4th (maybe 5th) rewatch.

You know how each of the core group's abilities hurts them in some way and thus works as an allegory for some form of personal issue that they are overcoming? i.e.

Marie -> Cutting/Self Harm

Emma -> Eating Disorders

Cate -> Consent

Jordan -> Gender Identity/dysphoria

For a while, I don't really see how Andre's abilities could serve as an allegory for anything. like, yes later on we learn that his powers will cause him damage over time, but that kind of seemed ham-fisted at the last minute, and not really connected to his ability to bend metal.

But back to that one Youtube comment. I can't remember word for word the comment, but to paraphrase, essentially:

The commentor spoke about how they connected to Andre's character a lot because when they were in college, they had developed an auto-immune disease that essentially made them chronically ill.

They talked about being unable to keep up with their peers, while they were supposed to be in their prime physical years, and how much that taxed on their mental health. Constantly feeling left out, constantly self-medicating, and the chronic pain that they just had to grin and bear.

And as soon as I read that, everything I didn't quite understand/connect with in Andre's character suddenly made sense.

What is one of Andre's core personality traits in the group? He's the stoner.

From episode one, there's a scene of him doing drugs in every episode. Cate is constantly asking him if he's high... he's self medicating.

The slow way he talks, the constant blinking and squeezing his face (note the scene when he's yelling at Tek Knight, or after he takes that first hit from Sam, or after he stops the helicopter)... he's in pain.

So many tics and nuances in his behaviour that I initially wrote off, was actually a much more nuanced performance from Chance Perdomo.

And it all coalesces in that final scene when Andre is at Vought tower and learns of his dad's diagnosis. His powers are slowly killing him, making him weaker (like an auto-immune disease. the body attacking itself).

And the doctor asks him if he ever feels light-headed? has he noticed any uncontrollable tics? Andre is hesitant, almost like he's in denial. But you look back at his actions/behaviour throughout the show, and he's been showcasing both those things.

Finally, the scene with the helicopter. Where it's more or less confirmed that Andre's powers are doing to him, exactly what his dad's powers did. I've seen people very critical of that scene. Saying things like, Oh! He's all of a sudden being affected by the use of his powers, but we hadn't seen that previously (which I disagree) and how it seemed "too convenient".

But keep in mind, stopping a decelerating helicopter is the biggest feat of Andre's abilities we'd seen so far in the show. Of course it's going to take a bigger toll on him than all the other times (not to mention he was in pretty big emotional distress. His dad, Cate's betrayal, an attack on the school...). Stress exacerbates illnesses.

The other critique I've seen is, why are Andre's abilities having this affect now? He's supposed to be in his 20s, but his dad made it all the way to his 40s/50s before it was detected... and that's a fair question. I have some theories:

Like certain genetic illnesses, this issue is hereditary. It's not Impossible, that Andre just inherited a stronger ability than his father, and thus stronger blowback on himself.

Andre's chronic drug use might be a chicken or egg situation. Where maybe his chronic drug use exacerbated the damage his abilities were causing him, and as a result he started self-medicating with more drugs, causing a continues cycle of him increasing the damage to himself.

His dad has been shown to have a very stubborn personality (note how he refused to acknowledge when Andre revealed to him the damage their powers were causing them). Perhaps, he had started feeling the symptoms around the same age Andre had, but just kept ignoring it and pushing through up until he reached his limit in his 40s/50s.

Some other reason that writer's haven't revealed yet. The show has been renewed for a second season, and it's obvious these characters have been set up to be integral to the overarching storyline of the boys as a whole. It's entirely possible that there is more potential development for Andre's character in the future, and I think it's fair to give the writers leeway to explore that.

All in all, I just wanted to get my thoughts out about this, and maybe see how everyone else views Andre's character. He seems to be one of the least discussed in the core group, and I feel like his character has a lot of room for more development in the future if the writers approach it correctly.

#sorry for the rambling #I literally made this blog just so I can be insane about this show in peace #gen v #andre anderson #marie moreau #jordan li #emma meyer #cate dunlap #luke riordan

[averagemartian]

Gen V really missed the opportunity to make Luke/Cate/Andre a (closeted) throuple instead of that dumb cheating plot

#gen v #luke riordan #andre anderson #cate dunlap #think about it: Andre joining their relationship is still fresh so he wasn't there for the stuff with Sam and later feels very guilty for #not noticing Cate manipulating Luke right under his nose #plus they could never go public about their relationship cause Luke is Golden Boy™ and Andre is in the shadow of Polarity #people misconstructing the dynamic between them thinking Andre is envious of Luke when Luke is his one personal reason to #join the 7 apart from his dad's pushing because then they can stay close and hiding in plain sight under the guise of bromance #people thinking Cate moved on too quickly from Luke to Andre but they're both trying to cope with losing 1/3 of their heart #the flashbacks in Cate's mindspace could be about failing Luke in other ways like not noticing he wasn't well or letting the press turn #him into a villain and just wishing they had more time together as 3 before Luke died plus Jordan didn't know about them despite being close #idk I'm just rambling at this point but yeah they could've made it poly if they weren't cowards

[writingbyshiloh]

Honestly did not except Jordan Li to have me in a chokehold hmmmm

edit: there is now a fic in the works

edit edit: the fic is now done

#great daydreaming material #bc I have a crim minor hmmmmmm indeed #shiloh rambles #jordan li x reader #gen v x reader

[andrewthedeadly]

gen v au where nothing is horrible.

andre and marie become the instant bffs bc black solidarity and andres been itching for a fellow skin twin on campus.

he introduces marie to everyone and instead of murder marie and jordan hook up that night. ( you could say a different kind of murder was happening hehe)

the luke / cate / andre triangle is still there but is resolved through gods gift to horny people, polyamory. eventually they get there shit tgt after multiple boughts of angst.

about sam and emma i kinda like the idea that andre still goes to emma if he finds out and she still goes to find sam. but lets pretend cate had an early change of heart since luke is alive and well.

and everyone lives happily ever after

#deadly rambles #gen v #andre anderson #marie moreau #sam riordan #luke riordan #emma myers #jordan li #cate dunlap #my writing bone is tingling #a meet cute friend ship w andre/marie #they become eachothers confidants about they’re relationship #andre puts marie on w jordan #and marie tells andre take his head out of his ass #sam and emma jus vibe idk

[jordanlihive]

dean shetty had it coming tbh and sam wanting revenge is justified after all the shit he’s been through imo.. don’t like it that he’s been radicalized after that interview w victoria and how he believes supes are better than the humans (reminds me of ken bringing patriarchy to barbieland after a day in the real world dnsjxj)

but I also understand why. humans are the ones that have caused his suffering

I also feel like cate killing shetty was justified after all the manipulation imo, but I didn’t like her making marie relive that trauma.. and ofc emotions are high especially after finding out everything, but she had to be more clever about it bc the consequences that are about to unleash on them.. ooo I’m scared for the core lmao

but then again, what plan could they have? who could they trust besides themselves? all those fucking adults suck(ed) anyway

#gen v #gen v spoilers #sam riordan #cate dunlap #indira shetty #ramblings

[apologeticallyabbyyy]

Pokemon limbus doodle s !!!!

Yes pheromosa Gregor was a must, I thought it would be funny ....

#🎷🐈 art tag #🎷🐈 fanart tag #limbus company #pokemon #pokémon #pheromosa #lotad #beeheeyem #👈 !!!! THEY ARE SO UNDERRATED I ADORE THEM AAAAAAA #BEEHEEYEM J MEAN #THE THE THE UHJM THE FIRST POKEMON GAME I EVER GOT TO PLAY WAS THE GEN 5 MYSTERY DUNGEON GAME AND IT HAD MOST GEN 5 POKEMON (1/2) #BUT NOT BEEHEEYEM??? WHY :( AM I MISREMEMBERING THEIR REGION OR SOMETJING AREN'T THEY GEN V??? #uuhgghjjh #my brother also lost my 3ds... so I'll never be able to revisit it ..... man #ANYWAYS sorry 4 rambling #uhhh #ninetales #meowstick #gregor #gregor lcb #ishmael #ishmael lcb #faust #faust lcb #rodion #rodion lcb

[lovewheeler]

all of you gendering jordan li what’s it like to have bricks for brains

#HOW ARE YIH GENDERING SOMEONE SO EXPLICITLY AND CLEARLY NOT GENDERED LIKE WHATSJCKDKCK #MF LITERALLY SHAPESHIFTS WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM THIS #♡ rambles. #jordan li #gen v

[vampyre-rat]

douchebags watching the boys (a show dripping with political and social commentary that is literally the central premise of the entire show):

“fuck yeah!! this is some good shit!!”

those same douchebags watching gen v (same themes and messages as the boys but the main characters are college students):

“ugh what is this snowflake woke crap bullshit!!! boy am i glad the boys doesnt have any of this cringe social commentary garbage”

#rat rambles :3 #the boys #gen v #like BROOOO #IF YOU WERENT JACKING IT TO HOMELANDER FOR TWO SECONDS #MAYBE YOU WOULDA NOTICED SOME OF THE SHIT HAPPENING ON THE SCREEN

[mariejordans]

Even if there were more than four beds Jordan and Marie would for sure be sharing. Jordan watched Marie get laser blasted like three feet away from their face and then presumably fall unconscious for a long period of time. I don't believe for one second Jordan "overprotective themfriend" Li has been out of arms reach of Marie since

no like jordan was 10000% sharing that bed with marie while she was unconscious. i don’t believe for a second they ever left her side, like that’s their wifey…

#istg if the writers find a way to separate them in s2 im RIOTING #JORDAN WOULD NEVER LEAVE MARIE AND VICE VERSA #they are soulmates to me <3 #gen v #gen v spoilers #jordan li #marie moreau #limoreau #gen v asks #gen v rambles

[spritehouse]

jordan li is genuinely so important to me because they're the characters i WISH little me had growing up.

like a trans/gnc, queer, asian character is so important to queer asian kids because finding representation in all three categories is so difficult

and their character arc isn't centered around discovering their gender identity‼️

their identity is important to their character, yes, but their character development is not them coming to terms with who they are!!!

they represent what comes after figuring it all out, which actually fucking exists that i feel like media overlooks all the time. i love seeing feel-good stories about trans kids accepting themselves, but we have an entire life after that!!

#lex rambles #jordan li #gen v

[eternalplutoniangoddess]

the lack of any Gen V fanfiction is driving me insane

#gen v #the boys #fanfic #ao3 #ramblings

[nero-neptune]

if cate dunlap has a million fans, i'm one of them. if cate dunlap has one fan, i'm That One. if cate dunlap has no fans, I Am No Longer On This Earth!!! if the world is against cate dunlap, i am against the world!!! i love cate dunlap to my last breath!!!!!!

#she's crazy!!! she's diabolical!!!! and i love her sooooooooo much!!!! #i am a supporter of woman's wrongs. especially when she looks good doing it <3 #cate FORGET about andre!!! i'm here! i am here for you <3<3<3<3 #gen v #cate dunlap #rambles

[saintdollyparton]

That new Gen V episode Victoria Neuman'd my mind.

If her powers are the same as Marie's (or at least similar), does that mean Marie can also do that if it comes to it? It's interesting that Marie is constantly trying to use her powers to outwardly help or heal whereas all we'd ever seen up until a small bit of this episode was Neuman using hers to blow people's heads up. Perfect foils!

I can't even hate Neuman, though. She's such a cool character.

#gen v #gen v spoilers #victoria neuman #marie moreau #the boys #randa rambles