#r&i: 2x08

[aflawedfashion]

Maura & Jane | Rizzoli & Isles 2x08

#rizzles #rizzlesedit #rizzoli and isles #rizzoli & isles #jane rizzoli #maura isles #tvedit #sasha alexander #angie harmon #wlwedit #wlwsource #wlwgif #cinemapix #dailytvfilmgifs #dailyflicks #aflawedfashiongif #affrizzles #r&i: season 2 #r&i: 2x08

[unnecessarilygrandiose]

oh my god it's buck, actually

#that old gay couple :( #also. my face when an episode titled buck actually is actually focused on buck :O #idk i was so so surprised for god knows what reason! perhaps bc it was so intertwined with abby even though the r/s is. so obviously over? #911 rewatch #2x08 #took me so long to realise though that the episode title is a play on the name of that movie lol

[bibylers]

Byler vs Mileven

So, I haven't ever really "actually" thought about this question before. Mileven or Byler?

Byler, of course! But that's just what I think. What if we just think about it in general.

I decided to split this in three different questions.

1. Which one is better written? (long answer)

2. Which one is most likely endgame? (medium answer)

3. Which one has more fans? (short answer)

So, let's start with the first one!

WHICH ONE IS BETTER WRITTEN?

Let's start with Mileven.

Mileven has been canon ever since season 1, and is still canon in season 4. Let's think about how Mileven started.

A very original "love at first sight" scene. Mike, Lucas and Dustin are in the forest, searching for Will, but instead of finding Will, they accidentally find El. The camera right away starts zooming towards Mike instead of the other party members, which at least gave me the "oh okay so they're gonna be the main young couple" thought when I first watched s1.

I have personally never liked the idea of "love at first sight", which is one of the main reasons I do not like the way the writers started Mileven.

But, thinking in general, a love at first sight start is a normal and basic way to start a relationship.

We through st get to see how Mike and Elevens relationship escalate quickly from friends to lovers.

Now - what l'm about to say is of course very according to the writer, but as a (non professional ofc) writer myself, I don't enjoy writing a fast burn love story. And this doesn't just come from me, but many other writers too. A slow burn adds way more to the tension than what a fast burn does.

But, of course again, thinking in general, many people enjoy fast burns too.

Mileven in s2 is very well written in my opinion. I love how they made a long exhausting wait before finally letting Mike and Eleven meet again, after a year of not being able to even see eachother. They did not get a lot of time together, but they still got the emotional, slow motion reunion.

Season 3 Mileven is where Mileven were in their "honeymoon phase". Mileven shippers LOVED it, meanwhile, others did not. It started getting a little boring almost, with the same repeating cycle.

S1: Mileven get together, Mileven gets ruined (El "died")

S2: Mileven aren't together, Mileven get together (reunion)

S3: Mileven are together. Mileven break up. Mileven get back together.

Were the duffers EVER going to let Mileven just be together for a whole season?

Season 4 proved that the answer was definitely no.

S4: Mileven are together, they "break up", they get seperated, they reunite, and still do not officially get back together, despite Mike's love confession to El.

So, the basic compilation of Mileven:

Very healthy from s1-s2, got a little confusing in s3, getting completely ruined in s4.

Now, Byler time.

S1 Byler gets barely any screentime together, yet we still get the understanding that Mike and Wills relationship is very different from the other relationships (for example Dustin and Lucas.

Were shown that Will cannot lie to Mike & that Mike is the most concerned from the party about Will's missing.

S2 Byler on the other hand, has a lot of screentime together, and a lot of adorable moments.

For example, these:

Crazy together scene (2x02)

Mike coming over to take care of Will (2x04 & 2x05)

Mike tells Will that meeting him is the best thing that's ever happened to him (2x08)

Of course there are many others, but those are my favorites by far.

S2 was a great season over all for Byler. A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E.

Not yet generally thought as anything but platonic, but still, adorable.

S3 for Byler sadly wasn't the best season for them. Of course, Mike had ALOT of queercoding in this season and so did Will, but the Byler scene amount in particular were not even close to the same amount of Byler scenes in s2. We of course get the "It's not my fault you don't like girls" Byler rain fight (3x03), but that wasn't a very positive scene either.

This scene was the definition of Murray's "curtain explanation". The general audience does not usually try to look that deep under the curtain, meanwhile, hard core fans, st theorists and Bylers in particular LOVES to look behind the curtain. Search for clues everywhere.

And that search of course lead to this statement.

The duffers are building up a romantic plot between Will and Mike, specifically a Will Byers "gay plot" and a Mike Wheeler internalized homophobia plot.

And was that statement correct, 3 years later when S4 came out?

Oh yes it was.

S4: the Byler season

Bylers took over the whole fandom. (I'm not even joking).

S4 was of course mostly known for Max's plot, but secondly?

The byler plot.

Now, Byler compilation:

Very healthy from s1-s2, not at it's best in s3 (if you don't look behind the curtain), shining bright like a diamond in s4.

FINAL ANSWER TO QUESTION NO 1:

Byler.

Byler is better written.

There, I said it. Please do not MURDER ME.

Now, question NO2.

WHICH ONE IS MOST LIKELY ENDGAME?

Starting with Mileven, let's think about how s4 ended.

Broke up, seperated, never got back together.

Adding to this, El hadn't even spoken much to Mike after his love confession.

Now, that might sound a little strict, but the fact that all l just said was completely true, not even from behind the curtain, makes it just so clear how Mileven is obviously not at it's best, and most likely at it's end.

So, as a quick answer, I say: Mileven is most likely not becoming endgame in s5.

Now, Byler.

Awkward -> strong -> romantic.

Realize the buildup?

Their bond in S4 was absolutely adorable and strong.

Mikes face expressions towards Will:

I mean, do I even have to say anything?

So incredibly in love.

So, once again as a quick answer:

Byler is almost 100% becoming endgame. Reasoning to why some of the general audience doesn't realize this is once again, because of the curtain. But, looking behind it, you realize right away how incredibly endgame they are.

Final question!

WHICH ONE HAS MORE FANS?

Well, basic explanation to this:

Yeah. Byler it is.

So, FULL WRAP UP!!!

QUESTION 1: WHICH ONE IS BETTER WRITTEN:

Answer: Byler

QUESTION 2: WHICH ONE IS MOST LIKELY ENDGAME:

Answer: Byler

QUESTION 3: WHICH ONE HAS MORE FANS:

Answer: Byler

There you go everyone. Mileven vs Byler, who wins?

Personally: Byler

Generally: Byler

Answer?

Byler!!!!

#byler #<<target audience #will byers #mike wheeler #anti milkvan #milkvan is bones #platonic elmike #stranger things #byler st5 #st5 speculation #byler theories #byler endgame #stranger things 5 #byler is real #byler tumblr #byler is canon

[markantonys]

Wat r ur thoughts on lews therin?

my verdict is:

no wonder lanfear and ishy have been obsessed with him for 3000 years! have you seen him!

haha, serious answer time, though i will be vague and book-spoiler free since idk if you have any book-spoiler knowledge. and i also don't know if you're asking in the context of the books or the show, so i will answer a little of both (but in a non-spoilery way, for the books). in the books, i didn't have too many thoughts on him because we didn't really get to see him pre-madness, we didn't really get to see What LTT Was Actually Like. we HEAR a decent amount about him, but we don't really see him "onscreen" in the books.

in the show, that's already changed! we've gotten TWO whole scenes of pre-madness LTT, and they've both been fascinating and left me wanting more (in a good way). and of course the empty space of LTT in all of ishy's and lanfear's scenes this season made me completely feral. i NEED the full backstory on their toxic failed throuple djkfgh and it's so funny because i never felt particularly interested in the age of legends or forsaken backstory or any of that stuff while reading the books (although i know a lot of people did, but i bet they probably loved it from the extra-canon sources that i didn't read more so than from the books themselves, because AOL backstory stuff was SPARSE in the actual books), but after season 2, i NEED an AOL spinoff. even just like a single 4-6 episode miniseries! i need it so bad!!!!

but as that's tragically unlikely, i would loooooove more AOL flashback scenes in the main show............but on the other hand, the show being so sparing with them makes the few we DO get that much more exciting and intriguing. and of course i wouldn't want them to take too much attention/screentime away from the present day story since there's a lot to do there. plus, writing and performing entire scenes in the old tongue must be extremely challenging and a lot of extra work! and i LOVE that they went the extra mile of making AOL scenes entirely in the old tongue, so i am a-okay if that means we get fewer of them.

that being said, without saying any spoilers, i think the trajectory of the story will naturally lend itself to us seeing more of LTT in future seasons and learning more about him and what he was like as a person, so i'm really looking forward to that!! and we DID get several more insights into his personality this season just from ishy & lanfear noting ways in which our boy rand is similar or different to LTT. (i disagree with the opinion of some readers that the show is making him arrogant and unlikable in a way that is contrary to the books; the books do establish a level of arrogance for him, and regardless i don't think he comes across as unlikable at all in the show, especially not after the 2x08 scene when we can see how exhausted he is and how heavily everything is weighing on him.)

#anonymous #answered #wot show spoilers

[lutavero]

Fandom Rec Weekend

This week’s theme is: rec a fanwork (fic, gifset, fanart, podfic - bonus points if you do multiple mediums) that made you feel warm and fuzzy inside (the ‘feel good’ fanwork). If you tag @welcometololaland or #fic rec friday, she’ll include it in the round up.

Thank you so much for the tags @welcometololaland and @theghostofashton !!! 🥰🥰🥰

Fanarts: "You can just sleep anywhere" TK fanart by @heartstringsduet

This one!!! This one is the art that makes me all so warm and fuzzy!!! Every single time it crosses my dash or I come across it on my blog I always spend a minute or two just looking at it!! 🥰💖💖

3x07 inspired Tarlos mugshots based on the "Barbie" trailer by @qtepasacalabaza

Funny and hilarious and lovely!!! I adore the art style and just every single detail about these 2!!

prodigal son - a sort of epilogue for God of War Ragnarok by @stil-lindigo

Listen, I love GOW: R and the ending and I know why everything happened this way but THIS is my true ending 😅🙈🙈

Gifsets:

The 126 "Barbie" posters by @maygrant

I absolutely adore the pastel colors you worked with!! Such a beautiful set!!

"Most Likely To": Station 126 set by @staarfires

Oh my gosh!!! But truly!!! Art!! This set is pure art!!! A high school yearbook-inspired set but honestly, to this day, my jaw drops whenever I see it, the levels of detail in this are just insane!!!

This Tarlos set by @3416

Gorgeous blending, showstopping coloring, and amazing typography!!! Another work of art!! 💖💖

Fics:

dream this night away by @reyesstrand One of my absolute favorite honeymoon fics, truly!! Gives you all the warm and happy feels, because no matter what happens, if they are together they will get through it - together. 💖💖 Can't count how many times I read it tbh. <33

Of little girls and their cats by @bellakitse Season 1 AU, where Carlos has a daughter. Such a sweet fic 💕💕🥺

The Storm In Me by foggynite Such a gorgeous post!2x08 - pre!2x10 era fic, where the boys deal with the consequences of the kidnapping. Truly loved the character voices.💕💕

Tagging @kiras-sunshine , @irispurpurea , @liminalmemories21 , @paperstorm , @rosedavid , @maxbegone , @ladytessa74 , @cobbbvanth and @jddryder

#911ls #fic recs #fic rec friday #this got so long omfg 🙈🙈

[nosfelixculpa]

i dont think ive ever talked abt this here but forever obsessed w/ the difference in aerrow vs carver fights 1x01 nd 2x08

like in 1x01 aerrow has literally just been knighted and has never fought in a one on one Real Fight which shows by the way hes just yeeting himself on the offensive like the child has no concept of Defense in that fight hes just angry

and hes still angry in 2x08 but hes not letting it make him reckless all his movements r Calculated and Seasoned and also way more defensive which is expected since he fought A Lot in between these episodes

and ALSO he can only do his fancy little move in 1x01 bc carver pisses him off but 2x08 hes just doing it for the drama of it all for the cameras dahling

its good choreography choices brent

#creations #gifs #tv #cartoon #animation #storm hawks #sh #dhx media #nerdcorps #asaph fipke #aerrow #carver #2x08 is still one of the BEST fights in the show the choreography is so good man #also never forget that aerrow took a direct hit to the face purely for the DrAMA an icon #but the fact they made sure to show how he actually learns how to fight through the seasons good for them nd also good for him #like u can see in his first fight with the dark ace too that hes just throwing himself @ him which is why he loses nd almost dies #like hes still a reckless little shit who likes self sacrifice;; too much but not rly when it comes to fights #but other stuff man he needs to chill #should i compile all his near death experiences should i do that #for now take this #srry some of the 2x08 ones r a bit glitchy it is the price

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, January 25 - Friday, January 26

Kathy: Ewww! Who left their gum here? Buffy: Gum gnome?

~~Living Conditions~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

His Guiding Angel (Angel/Cordelia, K+) by apachefirecat

Gone (Buffy, Dawn, PG-13) by veronyxk84

"Not Quite An Empty Place" (Buffy/Spike, NR) by TazDevilen

A Shock of Hot Chocolate (Giles, T) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm

Перемена судьбы (Buffy/Angelus, T, Russian language) by B_E_S

Serenissima [A Post Reunion Trilogy Story] (Buffy/Angel, E) by MCorey1317

How I Want To Be Free (Angel, T) by Pinkperson

Shine (Giles/Jenny, G) by HAL1500

Four Little Words (Buffy/Angelus, T) by angelus2hot

[Chaptered Fiction]

Forgiveness Doesn't Come Easy, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, R) by slaymesoftly

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Shadowed Suspicion, Chapter 410 (Crossover with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, T) by madimpossibledreamer

Head Over Feet, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, G) by L0zerEmz0

The Day After, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Maldorana

Meeting the Coven, Chapter 1 (Xander/Anya, T) by AJ Fields

Ignite, Chapter 1 (Movie AU, T) by ILovePaulReubens

Buffyverse Flashfic, Chapter 18 (Willow/Anya, T) by NotASlayer

New Normal, Chapter 30 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by holetoledo

Cherry on Top, Chapter 27 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Maxineeden

To All We Guard, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by simmony

Love Ridden, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by scratchmeout

In Any Life, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Spikelover4ever

Rise, Chapter 25 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten

Destiny or Choices Made?, Chapter 44 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by charmed4lifekaren

The Neighbor's Point of View, Chapter 80 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by the_big_bad

The Day After, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Maldorana

Goodbye to Everything That I Knew, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, R) by fortes775

A Little Poet in Her Monster, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Desicat

Love Lives Here, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Passion4Spike

Pack My Box with Five Dozen Liquor Jugs, Chapter 26 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by honeygirl51885

A Waxy Gent Chuckled Over My Fab Jazzy Quips, Chapter 26 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by violettathepiratequeen

Clean Slate, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by hulettwyo

The U in Robot, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Girlytek

Dusk Rising, Chapter 28 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by HappyWhenItRains

Anarchy Tour, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Alyot

What the Drabble?, Chapter 74 (Buffy/Spike, R) by VeroNyxK84

It's Easy Time, Until It's Not, Chapter 17 (Buffy/Spike, G) by hulettwyo

Coming Through, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by hulettwyo

[Images, Audio & Video]

Craft:Buffy bracelets by yyouriley

Artwork:i can't see me lovin' nobody but you! for all my liiiiiife by genericaces

Gifset:Anthony Head in Buffy The Vampire Slayer S1.4 Teacher’s Pet by 51kas81

Gifset:2x08 | "The Dark Age" by clarkgriffon

Gifset:season seven > buffy & faith by starryeyesxx

Gifset:season seven > anya & dawn by starryeyesxx

Gifset:season seven > xander & spike by starryeyesxx

Gifset:season seven > willow & dawn by starryeyesxx

Gifset: Fave Episodes: s3 ep6 "Band Candy" by green-ajah

Video:[buffy/spike edit] by id.llow

Video: Giles & Wesley | Who You Are | Buffyverse by Jess Wilson

Video: Buffy & Angel / The point of it all by darkswordfish7xx

[Reviews & Recaps]

[A New Man recap] by on-this-day-btvs

[Season 4 review] by kat--writes

[The Zeppo recap] by on-this-day-btvs

[Joyce Summers "written by men"] by coraniaid

[Buffy and friends/family] by coraniaid

[Buffy's extended family] by coraniaid

Tara-fying developments! | Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5x19 "Tough Love" | Reaction! by The Normies

After Life: Buffy The Vampire Slayer 6X03 Reaction by Dakara

A WEE LITTLE PUPPET MAN- Angel Reaction - 5x14 - Smile Time by TheLexiCrowd

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - S6 EP 14 OLDER & FAR AWAY by Reel Reviews With Jen!

Buffy Review - 5x12 Checkpoint by Reverse Angle

The Re-Watcher's Council #9: "The Puppet Show" Buffy S01E09 Spoiler Review by LGRN - Entertainment

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Cordy's Character by multiple authors

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[gardenerian]

Hello love 🥰🥰🥰🥰 thinking about Iggy and Mickey

- argue about EVERYTHING. They just like to be loud and opinionated and scream at eachother pointlessly. A good way to get anger out without using their fists

- P R O T E C T I V E. ALWAYS ready to go to bat for one another. If someone fucks with Mickey's dumbass brothers -- any of them, Colin and Joey are included, Iggy's just the one who gets himself into bullshit because Colin and Joey have kinda fucked off into the woods at this point -- Mickey will ruin their life.

- if someone fucks with Mickey, not only will Iggy try to kill them, he'll call their brothers and they will return from the woods

- learned a LOT from Mandy about feminity and women shit. Mandy gave them hell every month until they became the fucked up feminists we know and love

- they like long car trips together??? They're surprisingly calm there's little fighting, just shooting the shit, smoking weed, and Aggressive Air Guitar™️

- Iggy gives the worst noogies ever he digs his stupid bony elbows in and Mickey complains visioucly but if he goes too long without a noogie he goes to see his brother and endures one

- LISTWN THEY WRRE SO UNDERRATED OKAY I WANT MICKEY TO HAVE B R O T H E R S-

BROTHERS, SO TRUE! i love that they were so willing to roll with him in 2x08, and i wish we could have seen more of those relationships! i think we build mickey and his siblings up to be a lot closer than we got to see on the show, but i think we are so right for that. i want mickey to have that! i also love jamie in 10x12, showing up for mickey like that. i hope later in life they come back together and find some common ground again 🥰 they all deserve that closure! i would watch the milkovich family cathartic road trip any day of the WEEK, like little miss sunshine style askjdf

#alicia so true #mel answers #SIBLINGSSSSS

[saintdelilah]

While the close ups in 2x08 were a d i s a s t e r

#they did angus dirty with those shots

[hournites]

🚨🚨🚨🚨

RICK’S WORLD IS CRASHING BECAUSE BETH CHAPEL IS IN DANGER

🚨🚨🚨🚨

#hn talks #NO I AM NOT OK #hournite #r #stargirl #stargirl lb #stargirl spoilers #hn lb #dctv #2x07 #s2 #beth chapel #rick tyler #rick x beth #2x08

[maurafreakinisles]

R&I 2x08 "My Own Worst Enemy"

#Ian is an ugly bish #Sing it with me #rizzoli & isles #R&I #Rizzles #Maura Isles #Jane Rizzoli #Sasha Alexander #Angie Harmon #My edit #for my own amusement and cause i hate myself sometimes welcome to my shitshow #2x08 #My Own Worst Enemy #I fixed it now after people already reblogged it cause I'm blind and a bit dumb 🙃 #Yello is me English is hard I can't spell

[aflawedfashion]

Maura & Jane | Rizzoli & Isles 2x08

#rizzles #rizzoli and isles #rizzlesedit #rizzoli & isles #jane rizzoli #maura isles #sasha alexander #angie harmon #tvedit #cinemapix #dailyflicks #crimeshowsource #dailytvfilmgifs #dailytvwomen #aflawedfashiongif #affrizzles #r&i: season 2 #r&i: 2x08

[booasaur]

Shrill - 2x08

#shrilledit #shrill #lolly adefope #e r fightmaster #shrill spoilers #shrill 2x08 #femslash related stuff #emily x fran #:)) #it was honestly a really lowkey season overall #I mean both annie and fran went through growth and self-reflection #but it was nice to watch and not like uncomfortable? you know? #and then a nice cute ending #well for fran >_> #frankly a good ending for annie too! #good riddance to...you'll see

[nothingunrealistic]

why did they write this

#they are an investment bank ceo and a hedge fund coo why are they talking like this!! #i thought having wendy call chuck a power bottom was the worst of adam r. perlman's crimes but apparently not!!! #billions #mike wags #tommy barkow #2x08

[merlin-gifs]

MERLIN | 2x08 “The Sins of the Father”

merlin putting rope up his butt trouser leg requested by @forever-eat-sleep-manatee

#merlinedit #merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #gaius #tvedit #perioddramaedit #season 2 #2x08 #* #neve #requests

[perccyjackson]

SOFIA WYLIE as GINA PORTER HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES | 2x08 - Most Likely To

#hsmtmtsedit #disneyedit #tvedit #hsmtmtsdaily #<3 #gina porter #hsmtmts #disney #shows #*gifs #*