#cwnd

[bess-turani-marvin]

Nancy Drew (2019-2023)

Will you solve this part of the mystery with me? Yes. Always. Forever.

#nace #nancy drew spoilers #nancy drew cw #nace gifset #naceedit #nancy x ace #mine #nancy drew edit #ace x nancy #nancy drew #ace hardy #ace [hardy] #nancy drew x ace hardy #ndcw #cw nancy drew #nace edit #cwnd

[nainz7]

Has anyone noticed how Nancy has absolutely no chill when it comes to Ace. I mean she is usually very rational and logical but when it comes to Ace she has like two braincells. Since the earliest episodes she has no sense of personal space when it comes to him and ONLY him. She tries to sacrifice her life to save her friends after he hints that she put their lives in danger. She gives a list of witnesses to a criminal and makes a shady deal with her grandmother to exonerate her grandfather to save his life. Legit goes to his house to confess her feelings for him even though he was in a relationship at the time. Kisses the next guy she sees after she thinks he stood her up and breaks up with him the very next day after Ace confesses his feelings. Offers Temperance her blood in exchange to save his life. Sacrifices a wholeass town (temporarily) for a chance to be with him. Tries to stay away from him and nearly folds every time he merely looks at her. Brushes off almost dying to try again to be with him. The absolute low, barely leaves her house after their breakup. Tries to send him signs and gestures to fight for her. Recognizes the sound of his car, the sight of his shoes and even the sound of his footsteps (girl, how?). And my personal favorite, accidentally starts a literal death game because she couldn’t handle him seeming indifferent to her dancing with someone else. And these are just the ones I can think of on the top of my head. I’ve seen so many posts about how Nancy moves on too fast and how she doesn’t care about Ace the way he cares about her and it baffles me. Because this girl is so in love that she barely sees anything but him. All her sound logic and calm flies right out of the window and she becomes this unhinged, chaotic version who’s willing to do anything and everything when it comes to him. She has a coping mechanism of getting into rebound relationships and Ace has definitely loved Nancy longer but that in no way means that she loves him any less.

#she loves him so much #him too #let nancy and ace be happy challenge #nace #nancy and ace #nancy x ace #nancy drew #ace nancy drew #cw nancy drew #cwnd #nancy drew cw #ndcw

[fandomcentral101]

Nancy Drew and Ace Hardy

Nancy Drew 4x13

#Nancy Drew season 4 #nancy drew 4x13 #nancy drew cw #nace #naceedit #nacegifs #nancy drew #ace hardy #nancy x ace #nancydrewedit #cwnd #nace season 4 #nace 4x13 #gif sets

[naancypants]

It's about Nancy and Ace sitting across from each other, on opposing sides of the booth, in the first scene where Ace is asserting his desire to figure out the curse while Nancy continually shoots him down because she's afraid to take the risk of losing him

And then it's about Nancy and Ace being side by side in the last scene, aligned as equals on the bed, when Nancy chooses to lay out the entire truth regarding her dreamscape and how much she wants to be with him and is willing to search for a solution, together

#YOU UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN YOU GET ME.... #nace #nancy x ace #cw nancy drew #nancy drew #cwnd #cwnd spoilers

[horseshoe-bay-ledger]

NANCY DREW || 4x12: The Heartbreak of Truth

"Horseshoe Bay will exist in truth."

#something something warm and cool something something #only one more to go oh no #nancy drew #4x12 #the heartbreak of truth #RR #ND #George #George Fan #Ace [Redacted] #tristan #tristan glass #nick #ned nickerson #nancy drew cw #cw nancy drew #ndcw #cwnd

[bayside-claw-official]

It may be January 3, but it’s still summer at the Bayside Claw! Come join us tonight for music, dancing, face painting, and the best clam chowder you’ve ever had!

#but please do wear a coat. it’s cold out there #the bayside claw #cw nancy drew #cwnd #nancy drew #horseshoe bay

[pluckysidekick]

Nancy Drew Episode 218: The Echos of Lost Tears

I wrote a little essay about how amazing this episode is for the HAND Discord server, where we’ve been doing brackets for the show’s episodes (the brilliant idea of @binancydrew). But it got kinda long-I had a lot to say 😂. So I’ve posted it here along with a few gorgeous GIFs from some amazing Nancy Drew fan creators (with credits). I hope you enjoy it!

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218 is the zenith of the best season of TV ever, Season 2 of Nancy Drew. The Wraith storyline, hidden in plain sight throughout this incomparable season, comes into focus and allows Nancy to work through her deep trauma and learn to accept all of the parts of herself, even the ones she doesn’t like e.g. Nancy Hudson. And her friends, her soulmates, are there, in real life AND in her dreamscape, to support her, to defend her, and to love her just as she is.

218 is also the culmination of Nancy’s journey to find out what kind of person she wants and needs as a partner in life. We see hints of her being amused by Ace, being attracted to Ace, and increasingly relying on Ace, throughout Seasons 1 and 2. But only in 218 does she finally admit to herself that Ace is her *person*. There’s a reason that in 403 she tells Ace that she knew she had feelings for him when they fought the Wraith.

GIF by @andsjuliet

“You’d been there for me so many times before, but that was…” She was overwhelmed by how supportive Ace was throughout their fight to defeat the wraith, while he asked nothing in return. He tells her “All this time, the wraith made you think there was no separating you from it- you just proved that wrong”*Swoon*. He kept her safe as he drove her to New York in Florence, and held her up when she was weak. He held her hand, and rubbed her back, when she was fighting the wraith. He helped her to stand when they’d defeated it but she was still weak. When Nancy expressed surprise that she was strong enough to hold the trauma, Ace is the one that said, “I think you always were, Nancy,” as he helped her stand up, and with that look between them.

GIF by @nacesource

But 218 also has growth for every character. Bess saying goodbye to Odette, and George’s generous offering of love and friendship to allow them a passionate kiss before Odette goes inside forever, with Lo Moon playing, was so beautiful I want to cry just writing this.

GIF by @booasaur

George takes a huge step forward by proposing to Nick after she hadn’t even wanted to pretend to be his fiancée, and Nick has found someone that loves him for him, and we see him preparing to open the Youth Center. Carson helps Nick to lay Celia to rest, signs away his right to be Nancy’s dad, and invites Ryan to move into the Drew house. An incredible turnaround in their relationship, and the foundation of Dad #1 and Dad #2!

The ending, as heartbreaking as it was that Nancy just missed Ace (for now), Nancy ending the episode claiming herself as a Hudson and deciding to break up the company and provide reparations to Everett’s victims is a powerful statement. And while the wraith is a fantastic supernatural monster, it’s also an amazing metaphor for depression, and feeling a lack of self-worth. Nancy’s breaking up with Gil is so powerful and meaningful for many people who’ve been in difficult relationships.

GIF by @hucklebucket

And so many classic moments! “You drew a fish!” “I hate zebras!” The look between Nancy and Ace at Odette’s antics outside Myrtle’s house- silent communication at its finest. The Myrtle/Temperance reveal! The Dads and knuckleball! And of course, “You weren’t born broken- the only way to heal is to let that pain become love.” “It’s time to kick the monster out of your house.” “Will you hold me?” “I thought you’d never ask.” “Knock ‘em dead”.

GIF by @hucklebucket

Speaking of which, the dreamscape was an amazing sequence technically, writing-wise, and emotionally. The progression through Nancy’s different selves, the support of her friends (George and her crowbar), the realization that she loves Ace and that amazing dream scene at the bluffs (the first almost kiss!). And the way it ties together so many moments from past episodes - tween Nancy and her first big case, her birth at the bluffs, her adoptive mother’s death, the evolution of her relationship with Nick into deep friendship, her low point of the kidnapping of Everett. AND the little touches of everyone wearing outfits from earlier episodes - Ace wearing his 212 outfit e.g. the Grant episode where Nancy saves him at great cost (“I couldn’t lose you”), was a personal favorite touch of mine. All in all, brilliant storytelling, perfectly executed.

GIF by @nancydrewcentral

I haven’t said enough about Ace’s growth. He starts the episode wanting to get away, but not being able to leave Nancy when she’s in trouble. And then he’s the most supportive friend he (or anybody) could be. But he’s loyal, and he doesn’t suspect that Nancy has developed feelings for him yet (remember he thinks it didn’t happen until DetectiveCon). So he is able to put his hurt feelings about Gil aside, and apologize to Amanda, and go on the road trip. But when he tells her “I feel like I left something behind”, while Nancy is simultaneously going to his house to confess her feelings, while “For Me, It’s You” plays- AAAHHHHH. *Weeping*.

GIF by @wandasviz

313 is an amazing episode with iconic scenes, the Nace scenes specifically. I advocated for it as one of the strongest episodes of the latter half of the series. But some fans found the pacing is challenging, and the fakeout deaths of Ryan and Ace (beautifully) painful, and can be hard to rewatch. 313 is a jam packed, excellent episode of television. But 218 is a beautifully constructed, emotional journey for Nancy, the Drew Crew, and her Dads, and a cap to what many, including Kennedy (on Twitter), think is the best season of the show. It’s a superior episode overall from a superior show and fantastic season. Vote 218!

GIF by @drewcrewdaily

#nancy drew #nancy drew cw #nace #ndcw #ace hardy #2x18 #author: pluckysidekick #cwnd #cw nancy drew

[i-shouldnt-steal]

CW Nancy Drew Timeline

Have you been watching CW Nancy Drew wondering, "What is this timeline? When is this even happening?"

Well then I have the document for you! Over the past two years I've been meticulously watching and re-watching Nancy Drew in order to compile this unnecessarily thorough timeline documenting any and all dates we can glean from the show.

I'm still working through adding the events of season 4, but seasons 1-3 are all there! Please take a look if you have any interest :)

#because i really needed something to show that i'm completely unhinged about this show #i read what i wrote and i think #wow #i truly am a crazy person #anyway hope you enjoy! #cwnd #cw nancy drew #nancy drew #cw nancy drew timeline

[drxnkflattery]

bess would totally suggest periodical almost-kisses as some sort of progress check on breaking the curse, and nancy and ace would say ‘no way too dangerous’ and then proceed to have 17,000 charged moments in each episode that culminate in almost-kisses anyway

#mine. #nace #nancy x ace #ace x nancy #bess turani #bess marvin #ace #ace hardy #nancy drew #ndcw #cwnd #nancy drew cw #cw nancy drew

[bess-turani-marvin]

Nancy Drew (2019-2023)

Good news, I found the smoking gun. Bad news, the smoking gun is ghosts.

#nancy drew #nancy drew cw #mine #ndcw #cwnd #kennedy mcmann #nancy drew edit #nancydrewedit

[nainz7]

Do you guys know how incredibly lucky Ace is? He had a crush on a local celebrity in high school, who was on track to go study in an Ivy and never look back to a town he was sure he would be stuck in forever. But then after a few years by some twist of fate she started working where he worked and they slowly became friends but it didn’t stop there. They started solving mysteries together, she started laughing at his jokes and seeking him out all the time and he became her best friend and then SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM AND HE ENDED UP WITH HER!

Like… I mean!! How wild is that! He’s really out there living every girl’s dream.

#THEY’RE ENDGAME GUYS! #I’M NOT NORMAL ABOUT IT AT ALL #nancy drew #ace hardy #nace #nace endgame #ace nancy drew #nancy drew cw #ndcw #cwnd #cw nancy drew #nancy and ace #nancy × ace

[thebeastofblackmoor]

honest CW Drew Crew endings

Nancy: After multiple seasons spent wondering if her Hudson lineage made her a bad person, her fears are confirmed! Her soul was that of one of the original Hudsons who was the ultimate oppressor and sacrificed children to create monsters that would erase crimes from memory to defend perpetrators. Explicitly out of guilt, Nancy takes to the road alone to erase these beasts from the face of the world. She's in a distance relationship with Ace, though, so that's all we care about.

Ace: Despite being a genius computer hacker, Ace decides to get into medical examination. (Also alone and far away!) I guess the problem with getting a job in the field he was truly gifted at wasn't that he was having a hard time motivating himself or that he didn't have a good group to support him, but that he was not working with corpses! Despite having claimed in the past that he's never had a group of friends like the Drew Crew and showing no interest in the medical field before last season, he leaves them all to pursue medical examination. Except Nancy, who he's doing long distance with I guess.

Bess: After having been kicked out of no fewer than three households in her life and spending her entire childhood friendless and family-less, Bess's first actual home is burned down by an angry mob and her friends all leave town. She is explicitly devastated by this, but don't worry, this sudden and complete massively triggering abandonment is played for laughs! And she has a girlfriend, so rest assured she couldn't be happier.

George: After having been forced to work her entire life to support her sisters, George selects a notoriously difficult, stressful, and cutthroat career path. I guess she's passionate about it, although like Ace, she's never shown interest in being a lawyer for more than a season. We are informed that her mother just... got better offscreen and that her sisters are grown now! (After one in-universe year.) Rather than finally being able to settle down in her home and be cared for alongside her sisters, she also leaves Horseshoe Bay to hit the grindset far far away from her friends and family. But she's not alone! She has the most boring and random man in existence with whom she has 0 chemistry and we've almost never seen her interact with. Seriously, this is a good thing for her, trust us!!

Nick: Nick's ending is the only one that makes even a little sense, since he has had a long-established interest in tinkering and technology and had an established rapport with Tom Swift. However, the career that he got with Swift Industries is only brought up in the very last scene, presumably because the writers had to pull something out of their asses to justify him leaving Horseshoe Bay, too. He also has an eleventh-hour significant other to run off with.

Seriously, I get that the ending of everyone going their separate ways is supposed to feel "realistic" and like everyone is prioritizing their own happiness, but I am baffled by the fact that anyone in the writer's room thought these were good endings. Everyone's paths came out of nowhere and were way too sudden to feel realistic. The writers love to gripe that they weren't given the time to do the ending they really wanted to pull off, but if that's the case, then they should have adapted the ending accordingly! If they didn't have time to set up all these individual career paths, they should have worked with what they had set up. If they didn't have time to get us to love new romantic interests, just scrap that altogether; not everyone needs to be neatly paired off with someone. If they weren't able to show all the magical Horseshoe Bay adventures they wanted to, they should have left the group intact so that the audience could imagine more and the group would still feel whole rather than randomly and swiftly disbanded, especially since they only did one year of in-universe time, and that leads me to believe the Drew Crew will not keep in close contact. It's not like they're long-term friends.

The focus on everyone having a relationship and a career that trumps their friendship and established happiness in Horseshoe Bay just feels icky to me. Like the writers thought that having a high-powered career and an SO--no matter how irrelevant both are to the established character--is the only way to have happy ending and are the only things that matter.

#reminder that i fucking hate the last two seasons lmaooo #cwnd #nancy drew #cw nancy drew #nancy drew cw

[naancypants]

Can I just say how proud I am of Ace for standing up for himself in that final 4x05 Nace scene.

One of Ace's longtime struggles is that he is a pushover. This boy is so kind and easygoing -- which is part of why he works well with Nancy -- but as a result, he frequently lets things slide that really damage or hurt him. Those feelings then get distilled and placed on the backburner. The thing is, Nancy broke his heart, too, for months on end, by lying about her feelings and pushing him away. That part has barely been talked about by anyone.

And now after all this time of quiet hurt and crushed hopes and sitting in the wake of devastation, he has had to make the horrible decision to protect Nancy's life and whatever is left of their relationship. He loves her so much it aches, and he is miserable without her, and she is angry at him for a choice he never wanted to make. He has every right to be frustrated!

It's rare that this show grants Ace the space to express his unfiltered, messy emotions and I'm so glad they gave him the opportunity for that kind of catharsis. It signals autonomy and growth that he was able to stand by his decision and lay out all the reasons for it, yet still have a compassionate conversation with the love of his life about why their love for each other has led them to different conclusions.

#to be clear: i don't think nancy is wrong either for working through her emotions the way she is #but as an ace stan since season 1 i DO have an obligation to defend him <3 #nancy drew #cw nancy drew #nace #cwnd #cwnd spoilers #cw ace #analysis post #*success

[horseshoe-bay-ledger]

#RYAN #this is a very serious show #Just nancy and her two dads #s4 spoilers #nancy drew #carson #nancy #nancy drew cw #cw nancy drew #4x01 #ndcw #cwnd #gif

[bayside-claw-official]

We understand many of you were receiving “boops” yesterday. Unfortunately we were busy receiving “boos.” From the ghosts 🫤

#and no booing them back is not effective #the bayside claw #cw nancy drew #cwnd #nancy drew #horseshoe bay

[izzielizzie]

the juxtaposition of carson and ryan vs nancy kills me every time i think about it. carson and ryan had their loves. their had their version of ace. carson loved kate so much that he built his entire life around her. and lucy was the best part of ryan’s life. she looked past his reputation and flaws and saw a teenager trying his best. but they’re gone, and carson lives with the knowledge that he watched kate die and had no way to change it. and ryan has to deal with the fact that he could have done something to change the outcome, but he didn’t.

and then we have nancy. she’s so ready to build her life around ace, and in some ways she already has. he sees the best in her, even when she can’t, just like lucy saw the good in ryan. and now nancy’s caught in between trying to break the curse, failing, and having to watch ace die, knowing that she can’t change anything. or she could live her life, ignoring the curse, and in turn her feelings for ace. but the trade off is she’s stuck being in love, spending every day wondering if she could have done something different.

she has the opportunity to live the lives her fathers wanted. with her love. with her person. and, just like her fathers before her, she can’t.

#god i love this show but also like i hate it bc #it's SO GOOD but SO SAD #cwnd #nancy drew spoilers #nancy drew #ace #nace