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for clarification purposes, when I say “I didn’t like Liz/Max/Echo’s end” I am not in fact talking about their final scene, but the entirety of their final season, because of the way they wrote their story arcs and completely disregarded them, and ended up using all that ‘character development’ for drama and not any actual development

#nothing to add. #just putting these takes out there #because it frustrates the hell out of me #they deserved so much better #rnm echo #max evans #liz ortecho #rnm season 4

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i'm still annoyed about max's story. Grossly mishandled when the writers can't pod/kill/kidnap him out of the story, but mostly ignored. and now this finale.... it is utterly ridiculous that max assumed he was gonna go through the stargate alone and was mostly correct. like i'm glad that dallas went with him but it's unbelievable that michael and izzy weren't there to at least see him off. Or, you know, go with him. It's not like isobel doesn't share a psychic connection with max. not like both izzy and michael haven't endured max's chronic martyr syndrome and don't recognize the signs.

one of those signs being max giving his typewriter to michael like he's never coming back. it's just all ooc behavior for everyone. b/c by god the writers want open endings with tearful goodbye proposals, and trucks driving off into the sunset and fireside snuggles, and they are gonna get it.

#all of this #max evans #roswell new mexico #rnm season 4 #so much missed potential #so much fascinating psyche to play with #and I am far FAR too poor of a writer to do it justice #I wish there were more people willing to take a stab at it

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It works. Cheap, quick, easy. No fuss. And true to the characters. This show always should have ended with Max and Liz on an adventure.

Thanks for busting something out and making me smile, @wunderlass 😘

Coda

I hate how it ended for Echo. Here's how I fixed it without them having to spend any more time on the final scene. Thanks, as always, to @maxortecho for the beta work.

The desert air is cold and sharp on Liz’s cheeks, adding to the sting of tears clinging to her skin. She hates how they cloud her vision as she takes in what will be her last sight of Max for nobody knows how long. It could be weeks. Months. Forever.

Dallas is already on the other side of the portal, surrounded by unearthly structures in gleaming crystal. Waiting patiently for Max to join him, for their work to begin.

Max is framed by the stone archway of the portal, dark hair lit by the glow of the strange light filtering through from Oasis. She ought to be fascinated by what’s on the other side of it, but she can’t bear to tear her attention away from Max. He’s stoic, but she sees the sorrow in his eyes. It feels like he can’t look away from her either.

“Guess we have to wait a little bit longer for that road trip,” she whispers, the words hoarse and stricken around the knot in her throat.

He nods, his mouth tight in that way she knows signals that he’s trying to keep his emotions inside. He’s trying to be strong for her sake. “When I get back. We’ll go to the ocean then,” he promises.

The console hums behind them, a warning that its fuel will soon run out. And yet Liz can’t bear to let go of the moment. Of Max. Not yet.

“Do you think there are oceans on Oasis?” she asks, as if her words will slow time and keep Max here with her. “If you’ll get to see those.”

“I guess I’ll find out,” he whispers, and there’s no enthusiasm to it. She understands why. He’s not going to Oasis to explore, to discover what the planet has to offer, the way she would. He can’t do that without her by his side, because he has to come back to her as soon as he can. If Liz was there, they could take their time. They could stand on the shoreline and marvel at pink or yellow or silver water.

Her breath hitches. She’s momentarily stunned by her own cluelessness. Why hadn’t she thought of this before? 

“I could come with you.” The words are out before she has chance to fully think them through. “I could find out with you.”

It’s as if a light has switched on behind his eyes, and his own response is breathless. “Are you sure?”

It doesn’t take a moment to think about it. Beyond that simple idea, the simple resolution of still being able to be with Max, of not being separated by galaxies and light years – there’s all the discovery to be made. A new planet, uncharted by humans. Unvisited and unseen. With him.

“I’ve never been more sure of anything,” she says, then adds on, as if Max might need persuading. “I could help. I wouldn’t just be tagging along.”

But Max needs no persuading, his face splitting in a broad smile. “This could be our road trip,” he says, reaching out for her.

She reaches back without thinking, clasping hands. A moment ago they’d been saying their goodbyes, but now both their gazes turn to the portal. It doesn’t need any further discussion. Nothing has ever felt more right to her, except perhaps the moment she’d kissed Max for the first time.

“Ready?” she asks him anyway, taking her first step towards the portal. His mouth lifts in a giddy grin, and she wipes away the remnant of her tears with her free hand.

“Ready,” he agrees. There’s a beat, a silent rhythm between them, then they take that step together, crossing the threshold into another world.

See this is how you make a super quick tweak to the ending and make it happy, if you aren't a complete hack.

#rnm echo #RNM echo fanfic #other people’s fic #rnm season 4

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Perhaps if Max had uttered a *single* word about actually wanting to go to Oasis to find himself and fulfill his destiny, I would feel fulfilled. I understand what the show was going for. He spent his life scared of who he was and denying it. At the end of his journey we wanted him to embrace that side of himself.

But reluctantly going to save Oasis and leaving Liz behind to do so isn’t exactly a happy ending for me. He didn’t chose this. Not really. He was forced into it out of a sense of obligation. A *single* line about wanting to learn more about himself to be able to accept himself, something. Anything. I’d be happier.

😔

#all of this #I am still trying to process my rage to figure out how to fix all of this #but I appreciate those of you who are already thinking logically about it #ugh #max evans #meta #rnm season 4

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This definitely helped! Kudos to @saturnslight

my echo edit is out! hope you’ll like it<3

#rnm echo #roswell new mexico #rnm season 4

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Per my last post, I’m a wee bit drunk right now, so please don’t hold this against me. But…

THE VAST MAJORITY of my Echo shipper friends are like…super bisexual. Like, to the point where their oogling of Jeanine makes me a bit uncomfortable.

Because I am super duper ACE.

So when I’m emoting about the finale it doesn’t mean that it’s a straight thing.

Just because we find Echo more compelling than Malex doesn’t mean it’s a straight vs gay thing.

So please get off your high horses and let us emote over how awful that ending was for us.

And please, please, PLEASE take a moment to consider how you would feel if Michael made that choice. Or Alex died. Because pretty much that’s what we got.

#roswell new mexico #rnm echo #rnm fandom #rnm season 4 #rnm spoilers

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Also, yes this is all tonight.

#roswell new mexico #rnm echo #coping mechanism #yes it’s unhealthy #no i don’t care #doin it LIZ ortecho style #yes my phone capitalizes Liz to all caps #most of the time at least

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So… I’ve spent the last 4 years in my little Echo corner of the world, watching this fandom lose their shit over what they felt like the show doing Malex dirty. And all through it I’ve had one prevailing thought, “these people are clearly watching a different show than me if they think that a side pairing deserves better than what they’re getting”.

This morning I had a little epiphany that put it into the best context I had yet to date: there are two shows. The Malex show and the network’s show.

All this time I had thought that the writing team was writing the network’s show. But the last few episodes have proven me wrong. Because in 4x11 they found out that they were getting cancelled. And now that it’s all said and done, it’s clear to me that when they found out they were done, they decided to close out the Malex show. And Echo was the network’s show.

So I guess I’ve been wrong this past 4 years. I guess I wasted my time. Because I thought I was watching Roswell. A story that has always been about Max and Liz. But it turns out that I wasn’t. I was watching the Malex show. And this fandom got everything they wanted and we got fucking shit on.

#rnm echo #roswell new mexico #RNM season 4 #RNM spoilers #i hate everything #fuck this #enjoy your celebration Malex people #I’m just gonna be over here crying in my corner

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As sweet as it looks in standalone form, this is really really what I need to NOT happen in the RNM series finale, ok? Yeah.

Chuck vs The Goodbye (5x13) - Final Scene, The end (by robertlf3)

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Watching this while eating Angle Food cake on Valentines Day… 

:( 

#RNM season 4 #RNM spoilers #Chuck #chuck finale

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The Great Divide Part 7

Apologies fandom… this is many many months overdue. But I HAD to post today to celebrate @lsyoung28 ‘s birthday!! Woooooo!! Happy birthday Lisa!! Enjoy!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28476075/chapters/69775341

#rnm echo #my fanfic #max valenti #RNM echo fic

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Hey, just wanted to check in and see if you’re watching the new season of Roswell?

Hey Nonny!

Apologies…I’m the worst. Yes I’m watching, but I’m out of practice at the whole Tumblr thing and kind of generally frustrated by the fandom, so I’ve just been hiding in my little corner watching this season.

Generally I’m enjoying this season except for that one stupid episode where they literally forgot who Max is and had him lying and sneaking around and generally just being off for the whole episode. Thankfully that was just an outlier. Still trying to decide if it was bad writing or bad direction that’s to blame for that one.

Generally though, the plot has been interesting and I’m excited to see where it goes, and counting down to the day that we get our series finale/Echo wedding.

If you do ever want me to comment on anything specific, go ahead and send me an ask. I’ll try to pay a wee bit more attention as we get into this final stretch.

Oh and I’m still working on The Great Divide and will definitely be finishing it. Apologies for my slowness.

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You know what’s cool? When you’re listening to music and you suddenly get overwhelmed by Echo feels so you message your buddy about it, and a few days later, this shows up in your inbox!! I have such great friends! 💚💛. Thanks @lsyoung28!! You are wonderful!

Max and Liz - Echo fan video RNM

Song- Amazing Eyes by Gold Old War

Inspired by the one and only @angsty-nerd

#rnm echo #max&liz #rnm fanvid #lovely lisa

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LIZ ORTECHO WEEK | 2022 #lizortechoweek #lizweek2022

★ ONE MONTH TO GO ★

Join in smothering our lead with love January 9–15, 2022. You can fill one prompt, a few, or all + interpret as freely as you please! Just remember to use #lizortechoweek or #lizweek2022 so we can find and reblog your posts!

DAY ONE • setbacks / breakthroughs

DAY TWO • armor / amor

DAY THREE • history / hindsight

DAY FOUR • friends / foes / family

DAY FIVE • free day

DAY SIX • jeanine appreciation

DAY SEVEN • pilot anniversary

Happy creating!

#oh nooooooooooo #in my months long fandom funk I completely wasn’t tracking that this was coming #I’m so sad #our rockstar badass leading lady deserves all the love #and I am going to fail her #so…sharing in hope someone else is inspired! #liz ortecho

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Made a little Jones video

#LISA!!?!! WHAT?? #you were all it’s not that good #and you are wrong #it’s perfect #and not just the song and whatnot #but how you weaved the story together #although lololol how much he gets knocked on his ass #I love that too #this in great #you are awesome #rnm fanvid #mr jones #roswell new mexico #he’s still sexy #gonna miss him next year

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50%

yeah toss of a coin here ngl. you're not really stupid, but you don't enjoy using your brain a lot and you aren't really going to start just because of the apocalypse. you probably get all your news from tumblr and you probably dislike fruits. you don't have an instagram and you hate business majors(mood)

hi i made a uquiz

what are your chances of surviving the end of the world?

#huh. #I actually wanted immediate death #and I definitely have an instagram #business majors? meh. #I think I use my brain though? #I mean my coworkers think I do at least #and like the twenty billion people who think I can interpret all of the hanging plots in RNM S3.

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if there’s one self-care skill I really wish fans would develop – especially fans of continuing media, where you get into a thing before it’s finished – it’s the ability to say “this is no longer the story I wanted it to be” and walk away

(and I am not exempting myself from this! there are definitely periods in my past media engagement which would have been less negative for my mental health if I’d been able to do this, rather than banging my head in increasing frustration as the story veered further and further away from what I had always thought its arc was supposed to be.)

you gotta marie kondo this shit. if the story no longer sparks joy for you, then let it go. and you can grieve for that! that loss of potential, that happiness you might once have had with it. you can be frustrated and sad and bitch about it in your group chat. but you have to let it go.

because the alternative is trying to force the creator to change course to comply with your  vision and historically? the success rate of that is very, very low, and far more statistically likely to result in the destruction of the thing entirely. which might sound tempting and satisfying in those moments of frustration but in the end, honestly, is not going to make you any happier. (and is definitely  going to make other people  unhappier.)

what will make you happier is finding some other story that is more like what you wanted. because it’s a vast vast world out there, and people are creating stories and media faster than ever. yes, even queer media, yes, even PoC driven/led media. no one person will ever be able to consume them all. find something out there that brings you joy, that is the story you wanted. and the rest? let go.

#truth. #fandom

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When’s the first time you were in my bedroom? I’ve never been there.

#I just love how starry eyed he is here #the heart eyes are back in full force #like there was any doubt #rnm echo #max evans #liz ortecho