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(1/2) 83-page fic? Hell to the yeah! Under HER eye. Can't wait. (That's not me trying to pressure you.) By the way, did you the see the S3 promo? Who do you think set the fire: Serena, Rita or Nick? Or is it maybe a dream sequence? Honestly, I agree with you about the S2 inconsistent writing. In S1, I knew where I stood with both Serena and Fred. Then, S2 came along and I was so conflicted with the latter. If they were trying to turn the viewers' empathy in action, they kind of failed imo.

(2/2) One moment Serena goes against her husband and Gilead (and gains a beating and a mutilated finger in the process) and the other she BRUTALLY rapes June, because she's desperate for "her" baby (which is a bullshit excuse, she does it as a last power "look who's still in charge here" move) and then gives up said baby, bc Gilead is shitty. I wish they made her join the Resistance and write anti-Gilead msgs, but alas. She'll probably rejoin the "I hate June for not going with Nicole" club.

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Tbh, I can’t wait to finish it either, lmao. (I already have other ideas but I refuse to write them until I finish this or else I’ll never finish it... I know me.)Yep, I sure did. I really do wonder who set the fire. I would absolutely LOVE it if it was Serena. I would love for her to be the one to set fire to that horrible bed. And her just standing there watching it would be great. But, it’s THT, so I’m going to guess it wasn’t her. Although, depending on when in the season it happens, it could be. I mean, if it’s right after she gives up Nicole, I can see some justification for her. Why not? She has nothing left anyway; her husband literally had her mutilated and then she just gave away her entire purpose (for living basically, and certainly for all her disgusting sacrifices/reasoning). Then again, it being Rita seems just as likely since it’s a huge Pyro Martha Rebellion.

I hadn’t even considered Nick... but now you mention it... He also has no reason to stick around. June and Nicole are gone forever, as far as he knows, and Fred is deffo gonna be onto his disloyalty.

Part of me wonders if they’ll go the easy way and like, “omg the fire is out of control!!” and it just engulfs the Waterfords, where nobody actually sets it. It’s so difficult for me to guess with this show cos sometimes they do exactly what I suspect, and sometimes it’s totally random and something I’d never even thought of (also like a dream, never thought of that either!). And like, I honestly don’t know how they’re going to tie all these characters together again. It’s either gonna be really clever, or it’s gonna be really clunky and deus ex machina. Count me curious af, especially how June dressed as a Martha factors in.

Re: Serena. Yeah, exactly. S1 made more sense that way. I mean, she was still a little weird (1x03 specifically showed a lot of Serena’s “other side” than many other episodes until S2), but it was a decent trajectory where sure, she had moments where she’d switch it up, but you could understand why and how she was going to snap again. Then Serena in S2 seemed to be going in a general direction, a little wonky but life is rarely nicely linear.

I honestly... I hate 2x10 so much, not just because it was disgusting to watch (I really sincerely wanted to vomit on first viewing. That’s not even hyperbole.) but because it literally to me makes very little sense in context of the previous... 3? 4? episodes? Yes, Serena snaps and does awful shit to June when she doesn’t get her way/is humiliated, but... to me personally, it felt very (to use the phrase again) deus ex machina. Basically a really fucking horrible way to set up 2x11 cos they couldn’t think of any other way. Lazy writing. I mean, it was totally in character with the way Fred was heading. But Serena was literally all over the place in S2. (And I staunchly believe cutting Serena’s marital rape out of 2x09 was a massive mistake, narrative-wise. Tho I can see why people would disagree with that). I also really do understand the reasoning behind the writers choosing to have Fred/Serena rape June in 2x10 (I can’t find the article now but yeah, I get it but I do think it went over almost 90% of viewers heads if what they said was their legit aim with it.). And I mean, you do see Serena have some sort of realisation for sure during it and I 100% believe she will never participate in another Ceremony as long as she lives (but hey, maybe that’s just my rose-coloured glasses.) I just... Ugh. It was a shitty episode, imo. Just poorly written and I dunno. And it’s not just cos I want to like Serena and that action is just so reprehensible that I have a hard time ever thinking about. It’s just... you build something all season and then blow it up, just to have to then build it up again? All because you wanted some crazy interlude? Like...?? I dunno. I can’t even. I thought it was amazing how good 2x09 was then it was followed by two very weak episodes imo.

I think 2x10 was a really shitty idea if they wanted viewers to start to accept Serena. So many people were like, “Okay, I don’t totally hate her anymore.” and then 2x10 happened and that was it for almost everyone. So if they attempt to give her a redemption arc, a lot of people will be livid, lol. Even I’m not sure how they can really do it in a way that acknowledges how fucking monstrous she’s been, and I give Serena a bit more leeway than most. I read a lot of what Bruce Miller & Co. say about the characters, esp the rationalisations behind Serena, and I sometimes think they are writing a different show because what they want people to get from the episodes/characters are not exactly what is actually coming across onscreen. I WISH their visions were what I was seeing (and I try!) but there seems to be a sort of disconnect between what Miller wants/thinks the show is doing, and what the majority of the outspoken fans/critics/viewers are seeing.

If spoilers are to be believed, Serena is meant to have something to do with the resistance in S3 but... who knows what that even means anymore. And I totally agree, I also think she’ll snap back again cos of June not going with Nicole. Again, I get it and I understand why she’d freak out about that and rejoin the I Hate Offred Club, but it’s just... getting to be a tiring, repetitive narrative. Sure, it’s very human and happens ALL the time IRL, but it’s really annoying af on TV.

I am all here for her joining the Resistance but it’ll have to be done really well for most viewers to buy it after the shitshow of the tail end of S2.

Yikes. Didn’t mean to ramble... but I can’t help it. Heh.

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