Cynthia’s coming out scene was so heart wrenching, and so beautiful.
First and foremost, I love that it was done non-verbally. As a neurodivergent viewer who sees how neurodivergent Cynthia is, it made the scene that much more impactful. That she was feeling so many things and thinking so many things that all there was to do was shut down. I felt every emotion with her and Ari did an absolutely incredible job portraying those feelings. Not even to mention how Nancy did not assume Cynthia was ignoring her or being rude for a second and completely understood what Cynthia wanted to say.
When Nancy asks what’s wrong, Cynthia says she doesn’t want to talk about it. Nancy, being Nancy, keeps pushing, and starts asking more specific questions. When Nancy mentions Cynthia’s mom, that’s the moment she truly shuts down— which leads to a whole other concept— but easily establishes that Nancy and Cynthia have a trust that has been built that we the audience, haven’t seen.
Nancy tells Cynthia “You can tell me anything” and we can immediately see Cynthia’s thoughts, “not this.” as she shakes her head with so much pain and fear. She wants to trust Nancy so badly, but she’s not allowed to. Nancy assumes “You don’t want to talk about it” and Cynthia shakes her head, but Nancy knows this isn’t a no, she knows “You can’t talk about it.” Which hurts Cynthia even more because Nancy knows her so well but she’s so afraid of admitting to this part of her.
And then Nancy suggests writing instead of talking. Once again, from a neurodivergent standpoint, this was so important to me. But watching as Cynthia slides the paper to Nancy, but not loosening her grip in a desperate attempt to cherish these moments before her best friend turns on her and she loses the last thing she has. But Nancy reads it. The silence is long, the pencil scratching on the paper is taunting Cynthia. And Nancy slides it back. Cynthia doesn’t hesitate in reaching for it and with one glance, it finally all hits her.
The fear, the anger, the despair, the pain, the relief.
It’s so much to bear and suddenly, she doesn’t have to bear it alone. Because Someone accepts her. Someone has proved there is no circumstance in which Cynthia will ever go unloved by them. And in that moment, they are safe to feel it all.
"black is always elegant. it is the most complete color in the whole world, made of all the colors in the palette." - ricardo tisci 🐈⬛
films in order: the addams family, beetlejuice, black swan, the rocky horror picture show, grease, the nightmare before christmas, men in black, the dark knight, crimson peak
Created this for the sole purpose of having somewhere to ramble about my obsession with Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies because the hyperfixation is realllll and I can’t stop thinking about it.
Jane, you self respecting queen, ily, keep it up.
Olivia, baby, you are a victim and you deserve so much more :(
Nancy, iconic, you are a fantastic
Cynthia, I see so much of myself in you that I literally want to scream.
Seriously I love this show so much. 100000/10, am actively recommending to everyone who likes musicals.
Made this on an alt, I hope you don't mind (my friends would never let me live it down 💀)
Anyway, We've talked about how Iceman is always seen with his glasses, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PEN?
Also, don't even get me started about that mess of a locker. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE CLEAN ONE, this isn't you, bbg
And lastly, a little ice pick for you because I have never seen anyone post it around here
I had this typed up but tumblr deleted it :(
I don’t think the mess would be Iceman’s, he gives me too much neat vibes. Slider? I could see it. In a locker room full of men it’s impossible to keep the room clean, so I bet his locker-neighbors stuff gets over into his area a little bit.
But yes👏👏 the pen!!
I love the pen because it reminds me of the grease pencils aviators would carry with them when the F-14 Tomcat began dropping bombs, so obviously Ice isn’t carrying one because the Tomcat didn’t drop bombs until the 90s, but I still love the idea of it.
When F-14s began training for bombing missions, they would train with tons of other aircraft of different types with all different munitions and requirements and things to keep track of. Like how much fuel does everyone have left because most aircraft don’t have the Tomcat’s endurance and how much munitions are they actually permitted to use and such. So to keep track, Tomcat pilots would use grease pencils to write on the inside of their canopy because they had SO much canopy to work with unlike other aircraft.
So I think Cynthia's mom left cynthia and their dad, idk when, but that has been my headcanon since before the coming scene
And personally I like the idea that the people of Rydell, that weren't close to the zdunowskis, didn't really know for sure about the situation, they just noticed she wasn't there anymore and rumors spread around it, Cynthias dad pretended she never existed outside of the house and Cynthia tried to do the same
But since Cynthia was close with the t-birds (tho they weren't called that yet) they knew the truth, and through that olivia.
The other (not yet) pink ladies did not, but both had obviously heard the rumors, therefore there came a point were Nancy and Jane had to ask........
Rise of the Pink Ladies had one of if not the best coming out scenes I’ve ever watched and they’re just. Taking it away. Throwing it in the garbage. With everything going on surrounding queer people now, that one just hits especially hard. Fuck you Paramount :/
Almost every episode of litwtc feels like staying up late with your sibling or cousin and the two of you are just giggling like idiots at everything at 2 in the morning
I headcannon that when cynthia comes out to the t-birds she always gets gils car keys first to the point they joke its more cynthias car than it is his