#and doesn’t shy away from him being latino while simultaneously letting him being a fully developed character

[robbyykeene]

I also just think it does such a disservice to Miguel as a character. And I feel like this fandom especially needs to recognize that Johnny and Miguel are the center of this show and honestly the most interesting part (in my opinion lol but that’s cause I relate to Miguel as a person of color way more than the other catchers on this show) BUT that doesn’t mean that their storylines need to always be linked together. Johnny can learn to heal and not put that on Miguel (or his mother) to do that for him, and he can repair his relationship with Robby while not sacrificing his relationship with Miguel and Carmen. And there’s so many interesting things the writers could explore with Miguel - he’s this kid who’s mother sacrificed so much to raise him, he’s a low income brown kid going to a school with predominantly wealthy white people. I want more about Miguel’s journey being explored and not using him as a prop to better serve Johnny’s growth. Like Robby and Miguel have so much in common too - wouldn’t it be interesting to explore that and how their rivalry could actually end the cycle of harm that Kreese has inflicted on Daniel and Johnny (and by the extension the entire valley as he keeps amassing all these child soldiers). I really do love this show and like so many of the characters but I keep feeling like there’s so many missed opportunities. As a poor kid of color who was bussed to a rich school, you can’t tell me that kids like Robby, Miguel, and Tory wouldn’t have had more to connect on together than these rich kids lol. And it would be so interesting to see that play out instead of the same misscommunications of Robby or Miguel walking in on something without all the details.

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#i once again have nothing constructive to ass because this is so so so on point #so im just going to ramble in the tags and YES about exploring the part of Miguel who’s an immigrant and all those unique difficulties #i moved to the US in high school from the middle east so its not exactly the same thing. #but immigrating is hard. having to learn to speak english is hard. having to constantly code switch is hard #getting used to the differences in culture is hard!! #and i know miguel probably moved to the US when he was born or very very young. but growing up in a family that is culturally different from #everyone around you and experiencing rscism and xenophobia #these are all such complex things to navigate through as a kid. and they have such a great opportunity to showcase that with miguel #like i was that kid who went to a rich person school but was the odd one out. and you really really feel it. and they kind of showed that #in season 1 on the golf n stuff date which i loved #but theres so much more to talk about. #and like. i dont want them to turn miguel into the token brown kid obviously. I actually really like how the show incorporates his culture #and doesn’t shy away from him being latino while simultaneously letting him being a fully developed character #with personality and nuance and complexity while still being latino and not just completely erasing that aspect of him #i think they actually do so so so kuch better than so many other shows in that regard #but yeah sometimes i just feel like there are other avenues that could be explored. like him and robby and tory ultimately having way more #in common than any other characters. and hopefully theyll explore that later on??? #none of this is coherent but thats why its in the tags so!