#and that it happens because emily reads whitman's poetry... *chef kiss*. art connecting us etc etc

[random-french-girl]

people always focus a lot on the emily/sue relationship - with good reason! - but imo one of the most special & endearing things the show did in terms of ~queer rep~ or whatever is the whole concept of episode 3x04. it’s about the fantasy of emily meeting with whitman and finding her community and coming out... restorative storytelling!

i don’t know, and i can’t know, how the real person emily dickinson thought and felt about her queerness - but what’s certain is that she didn’t party in a gay bar in NYC while yelling out loud about her desire & love for a woman. and there is something, yes, bittersweet, for sure, but also so satisfying - dare i say healing? - about the show giving her this particular opportunity for connection and joy and self-love and freedom that she could not have experienced in real life

#dickinson #don't mind me i'm finally processing my feelings about s3 because im extremely sleep deprived #idk it's the fantasy of it all! the wishful thinking! yes we know it did not happen but lets imagine it did. lets wish this posthumously #and that it happens because emily reads whitman's poetry... *chef kiss*. art connecting us etc etc #anyway does this make sense?? #it's like theres a need for accurate history. and theres also a need for like. correcting history. what could have been #random meta