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Barbara certainly lives up to the phrase on her mug. Not just for the kids who live with her, either. It's so sweet the way she takes care of their friends as well.
While Bridget started out the series among the ranks of moms who don't deserve their titles, she certainly gets her redemption arc as the story goes on. My favorite moment of her supporting Beth comes from Summer School: Chapter 8, but I also love that she becomes a sidekick.
Speaking of redemption arcs, watching Paula turn her life around was one of the most pleasant surprises from Stargirl. She always loved Artemis, but seeing her become a hero cemented that. How her story ended hits even harder today. I'll explain more at the end of the post.
Wouldn't dare go this whole post without mentioning Maria, and no I don't mean Montez. Maria Carmen Saravia was a better mom to Yolanda than her biological mother will ever be.
Now for some mothers I wish we could've seen more of. Denise is up first because, like Joey, I was invested in her character very quickly. They were like my Henry before Henry, because he took time to earn my respect. I dunno, there was just something about her.
Anaya's main trait was coddling Isaac. There had to be more to her story. I'm assuming she wasn't always so smothering, and that developed after the death of her husband. I really would've liked to see who she was beyond her affiliations. And that power set was worth exploring.
My jaw hit the floor when I heard Christine's dying wish. Nice subversion. Evil as she and Jordan might've been, they clearly loved their kid (the latter up to a certain point, anyway). If nothing else, I'm thankful she gave Cameron his talent.
I couldn't find or make a decent screenshot of Wendi. Her only scene goes by so fast. You can feel the panic as Rick's parents left him behind. There's no way she knew JUST how bad her brother was. I wouldn't name a legacy OC after her otherwise.
Neither Suzanne nor Bobbie ever got to be happy, and I blame Dragon King for that. He made Cindy into the monster she thought she was, which is probably why Eclipso was able to manipulate her. I'm sorry they suffered.
Merry's early JSA affiliated days would've been so cool to see. It's a shame her only appearance is in a single picture.
And lastly, two mother figures I was glad to be wrong about. Nurse Love was revealed to be just trying to help for decades. She just had the wrong idea about how. And once Miss Woods got put in check, she really came through reminding Rick of his worth.
An honorable mention, Maggie. What she did in her past put her on top of the list of mothers who don't deserve to be called such. But the last thing we see her do is try to be better. I really wanted to see her earn her happy ending.
To close, I wanna talk a little about my mom. She shared qualities showcased by some of these characters: Sweet, hardheaded, creative, caring, smart, beautiful, funny. She passed away in 2005. I miss her always, but today more than usual. She's my greatest inspiration.
Se detuvo de pronto y reculó un par de centímetros con ese cosquilleo en los labios, abrazando ese casi pero no que había quedado en medio de ninguna parte. ¿Por qué Bobby insinuaba que no quería? ¿Estaba dejando en claro aquello? ¿Y si no era correcta la forma en la que se acercaba? ¿Y si lo estaba haciendo todo mal? Y de ser así, ¿Cómo lo arreglaba si no tenía ni idea de hacerlo debidamente? ¡Qué él había cerrado los ojos la primera vez! «No, no, no, no, no, no, no… Tengo que hacerlo bien. Debo hacerlo bien. Tiene que ser perfecto.» El ansia tensó sus nervios y su respiración encontró un obstáculo que la hizo abrazar el caos y esa necesidad de aire de la que carecía. Parecía un chiste que el inexperto buscase la perfección pero… no lo estaba haciendo bien. Y tenía que hacerlo bien.
—P-Pero —tartamudeó y se mordió los labios. «Pero yo quiero besarte. Y quiero hacerlo bien. Y que no pienses que no quiero besarte porque sí que quiero. Pero, ¿cómo lo hago? ¿qué se supone que estoy haciendo mal? Es… ¿por qué no tengo suerte? Y si… ¿Crees que no debo? ¿Es por qué te lo has pensado dos veces? ¿Acaso ya no quieres?» La diestra se alejó del costado de Bobby y Tyler aspiró inquietud a raudales, ¿por qué dudaba cuando todo era tan simple como dejarlo fluir? ¿Y por qué se detenía y se lo pensaba dos veces? ¿Quería hacerlo, no? Pues debería poder hacerlo—. Pero es que yo quiero —susurró bajito.
¡Vaya tontería! Vaya tontería. Maldita duda. Mil veces maldita, millón de veces condenada.
Se lamió los labios y miró aquellos ojos tan grandes que lo hacían parecer pequeño. Se sentía temblar y quería ponerse a correr tanto hacia ella como en dirección contraria. A cada segundo que pasaba era peor. ¡Venga, solo era un beso! ¡Solo uno! Aunque ya sabía que uno quería decir muchos. O al menos no deseaba quedarse como la última vez. Eso. La última vez. Esas ganas. Ese querer y no poder. Y ahora podía. ¡Así que debía hacerlo!
Tomó aquella corriente de pensamiento y simplemente se acercó. ¿Qué importaba que no fuese perfecto? Daba igual. Bobby ya lo conocía, ya sabía que no hacía las cosas perfectas. Lo conocía mejor de lo que Tyler mismo se conocía. Así que solo importó eso y sellarlo con un beso. Un beso que estaba claro que precedía al siguiente porque ésta vez no iba a quedarse con uno solo.
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1. bobbi burman. only by proxy is she an isa member but damn look at her!!! she can be my professional homemaker anytime <3 she might be a robot but stepmilf rights!!
2. tigress. foaming at the mouth i LOVE evil women!!!!!
3. sportsmaster. evil jock man <3 he owns his own gym what an entrepreneurial king!!
4. denise zarick. sweet, pretty much uninvolved in isa stuff, pretty!! bring her back cowards
5. anaya bowin. i like the suits and she’s beautiful but also i have issues with authority figures and overbearing mothers and she is both
6. the shade (shadowy version in portrait). dark. mysterious. sexy. faceless. need i say more?
7. the magician. family man, loves his son and his wife!! but also a politician </3
8. icicle. environmental activist!! but also just creepy and entitled and looks like he’s dying of malnutrition
9. brainwave. i can excuse the neglectful parenting and murder but him being ginger crosses the line
10. the shade (the one whose face we actually see). he feels somehow both southern and british at the same time. hard pass
11. solomon grundy. he’s buff but he has horrible hygiene from being locked up in a cage forever. his spit is black. ew
12. doctor ito (aka dragon king pre-lizardification). he’s kind of attractive but still a nazi so no
13. the fiddler (original). greasy AND old. pick a struggle
14. the gambler. just look at him he radiates homophobia i just know he’d call me a slur!! only redeeming factor is that he’s nice to his cat
15. dragon king (post-lizardification). as i said literally a nazi?? AND he’s a lizard AND he won’t let his gay daughter kill people. utterly unfuckable
Bobbi had a suitcase ready to go and was SO close to freedom 😭
Bobbi deserved better!! When I heard Eclipso confirm that Bobbi was abducted my heart broke for her, she must've waited for years to be free and then that chance was ripped from her and now she's gone.
WAS ANYONE GONNA TELL ME MILF BOBBI BURMAN WAS HAVING FUN AND LOOKING GORGEOUS BREAKING SHIT IN THE OPENING SCENE TO GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN OR WAS I JUST SUPPOSED TO WATCH THAT MYSELF-
I can’t help but wonder why Dragon King chose Bobbi out of everyone to abduct. Did she have a connection to a superhero, supervillain, a family member of either, etc.? Did she resemble Cindy’s biological mom a lot? Did he just notice her out and about and thought she was a pretty woman who was closer in age to his daughter than he was himself?
Either way it’s tragic and Dragon King deserved a more painful death.