Okay, @ardent-fox just put in the tags of this post that the reunion kiss in season 9 wasn’t scripted. That was Noel and Cameron. These two actors man, they have my heart and I love them so much. So much. So beautiful. So in tune with the characters they played. Once this strike is over, Hollywood better be giving them all the roles.
I wanna be where you are, Mickey. SHAMELESS | 10.03—Which America?
There’s a five comfort characters tag going on. One of you, TAG ME, TAG ME, TAG ME. Please! I want to do it so bad!
*taps the microphone*
What Ian and Mickey really need are best friends who are a messy lesbian couple. They can go on weird double dates and shit. Be oddly cute and whatever. Lots of cussing would happen. Thank you.
I try so fucking hard to be a good and kind person. I’ve had people tell me I’m nice and stuff. But they just look at me weird. Like they don’t trust me or they’re scared of me. They will avoid hanging out with me at any costs. My mom says it’s because I’m just really awkward. Maybe that’s true, but it still makes me feel like shit.
EXTREMELY rare w from the uk media
Defamation lawsuits in UK are heavily weighted in *favor* of the plaintiff. You have to have a pretty weak case to lose over there. If there wasn't a rabbid, inescapable social media campaign against Amber Heard, he would have lost in America too.
Sorry, I’m just continue to compare Gallavich to the sapphic ships I sail.
Genuine question for some of you; why do you get so mad about neopronouns? The queer community is about lifting up people and being our true authentic selves. People who use neopronouns aren’t hurting you. They’re literally just doing what makes them feel comfortable. Because not everyone is comfortable with she, he, they. And that’s fine. Just leave people alone for god’s sake.
I don’t mind neopronoun but as someone who isn’t a native English speaker, neopronouns confuse the heck out of me (also I don’t have the best memory) if someone has neos and uses them/people use them, that’s great! But I shouldn’t be expected to use them if I sometimes confuse basic English lenguaje things.
That’s fair. That’s completely fair. This post is more so directing at people who know how to use neopronouns and continue to be cruel and judgmental. But I understand and empathize with why you and other non native English speakers have a hard time. Should have made it more clear who I was specifically directing in this post.
Gallavich is an Achillean ship, but all I can do for y’all is see parallels to sapphic ships.
The problematic gays.
Their redheaded soulmates.
This honestly might be one of my favorite first kisses in any show ever. It’s the build up. It’s the tension. Max knows she could die at any moment as Anne has a knife to her throat. Anne, this very confident and brave woman is now shaken to her core. There’s this attraction that Anne wasn’t prepared for and it scared her. Max knew this, enjoyed it, finally decided to give Anne a release. Even with the cold blade against her skin, Max leans in, presses a soft kiss to Anne’s lips. Anne succumbs, drops the knife to the floor, not fighting her attraction any more.
I’ve told my mom and sister that a good Christmas gift for me would be the Black Sails entire DVD collection. So, watch out! Because when I get to watching that show again, you’ll be sick of me writing metas about that too.
(TW; abuse, sexual assault)
“You love me. And you’re gay.”
Look at Mickey in this moment. He’s content, happy, at peace. He’s just enjoying his time with this boy that has brought him a level of security he thought he’d never have. Joyful. Joyful in a house where he’s endured so much. You take note of the way he’s looking at Ian, the way he smiles afterward. This is a boy who’s fallen in love. Who’s growing to accept the fact that he’s fallen in love.
“You love me. And you’re gay.”
Here he looks scared, overwhelmed, angry even. He’s only recently healed from the bruises that his father inflicted on him. A father who’s supposed to love, protect, wish happiness on. But instead a father who beats his son, screams at his son, hires a women to sexually assault his son. All because his son loved a boy instead of a girl.
“You love me. And you’re gay.”
Of course he can’t admit that now. Even though he knows it’s true. He loves Ian Gallagher. But loving Ian Gallagher is violence, is a pistol whipping, is a sexual assault that is encouraged by his father. It’s bleeding on the carpet of the house he grew up in, seeing that very same boy crying as he’s forced to watch the sexual assault happen. He loves Ian Gallagher. Wants to be brave for Ian Gallagher. But he’s still this scared kid who seeks the approval of a man he hates with a fiery passion. Because having his approval would mean he gets to survive a little longer.
So many people have judged Mickey for the way he acts. For the ways he conducts his emotions. There are times he’s too harsh, I admit. Times he’s too brash, I admit. But this is an individual who has dealt with a lifetime of trauma. Who thought for so long that he would never be happy. Thought he didn’t deserve it. Mickey thought all he ever was going to be good for was marrying a woman he didn’t love and having a child with her. Always being stuck in that house. Always passing through the living room where he had to watch the boy he loved cry with blood still on his chest.
“You love me. And you’re gay.”
He’s content once again, happy again, at peace again. There’s also some amazement in his eyes. He loves Ian Gallagher. He knows this is true and now has no desire to push it down. He can be brave now. Because loving Ian Gallagher doesn’t mean violence, pistol whippings, sexual assaults encouraged by his father. He’s not bleeding on the carpet anymore. He’s allowed to be. Openly declaring himself to this man that he fell in love with when he was a scared kid looking for approval from a man who’s only given him pain. He’s tied himself to this man and everyone was there to see. No longer scared of saying I love you. Because loving Ian Gallagher is building a life with his best friend. It’s taking care of and protecting each other. It’s laughing, joking, flirting, bickering. When there are fights, there’s a resolution at the end of it. It ends with the knowledge that he loves Ian Gallagher and Ian Gallagher loves him. Something he probably thought he’d never properly have.
The beauty of Mickey is that he’s a story that many of us have. Living with this trauma and abuse. Thinking that that is all we’ll ever have and coming to a sad acceptance of it. But we don’t have to. He shows that no matter how fucked up you are, no matter how many broken pieces you have, you deserve to be happy. You deserve to be loved through all the good and bad of you. All the good and the bad that you’ve endured. You deserve a love story too.
“You remind me of my mom Louise, and with the hat, it’s kind of like you two have met. I keep forgetting you never did.”
Mickey and Ian ft. tongue kissingfor admittedly selfish reasons
In the beginning, I liked Trevor. Truly, I did. I thought he was adorable, funny, and I thought it was awesome to get queer trans rep in a very popular show. He was a bit bland especially in the Shameless world where everyone just exudes color. But, I was fine with his presence. And despite Mickey being my favorite character, I was okay with Ian dating him. However, there was a distinct moment where I turned very sour on their relationship.
In season 7, episode 9, Monica blows back into town. She often does this to satisfy something for herself. This time is no different as she wants to play mommy one last time before dying. Ian is uncomfortable with her presence, angry even. He tries to express this to Trevor, his boyfriend. But Trevor is being petty for a reason that has nothing to do with Monica. He simply dismisses Ian, borderline aggressive with him. He tells Ian that Monica apologized for the years of abuse, neglect, and manipulation she put Ian through. He tells him to just forgive her for the years of abuse, neglect, and manipulation she put Ian through. Not out of thinking forgiveness could help Ian but because Trevor didn’t want to hear about it. And despite Ian making his feelings very clear about Monica’s presence, Trevor went out to have one-on-one time with her.
This is where I get a bit personal and I’m sorry for that. But I need to explain why this moment upset me so much. My dad was abusive. Horribly abusive. I developed PTSD and BPD due to the trauma he put on me. I’ve been in Ian’s place. I’ve had people roll their eyes at me, tell me to just get over it. I had a therapist who told me it was my job to fix my relationship with my dad. I was angry, sad, hurt. I saw Ian was angry, sad, hurt. And maybe it’s because Ian’s come to mean so much to me, but I was pissed. I was pissed and I wanted this guy to get the hell away from him.
I’ve had someone try to convince me that Trevor is the one who Ian should have ended up with. Trevor wasn’t toxic. Trevor and Ian were so healthy. The thing is though is Trevor is not as loud with being an asshole, but that doesn’t mean he’s not. He was casually cruel and judgmental of Ian. Season 8 really solidified how bad he and Ian were together. Yes, Ian had a hand to play in that. But it was that scene from season 7, episode 9 that truly made me sure that this wasn’t who Ian was meant to end up with.
My mom hasn’t really watched Shameless, it was more of a passing glance or two while I watched it. But she told me, “I like that redhead boy.”
I asked her why and she responded, “I think he has a lot of potential.”
Ian’s just that lovable, man.
It honestly breaks my heart that The Bob’s Burgers Movie didn’t do that well. Because it was so nice to see a 2d animated film in theaters across America. But, with its “failure,” I just now that Hollywood is going to ignore hand drawn animation.
i will never not feel so bad for ian because of how his parents treated him.
as far as we know, ian was the only one who was physically abused by frank throughout his childhood. frank hated ian the most because he “looked the most like his mother” (and the most like frank’s brother, clayton, ian’s actual dad clayton, but nobody actually ever says that) and ian thinking that he looks/acts like monica seriously effects him later on. frank treats him like absolute dog shit, and we hear ian say that when he was six frank locked him in the basement for days. one of the biggest things about shameless is the “cycle of abuse” and frank’s treatment of ian is ironic because from what we know, frank was the only one his parents ever abused (physically, at least).
and for monica, ian was his favorite. i don’t give a shit if fiona says that lip is her favorite, from monica’s first episode’s it’s been apparent that it’s ian. for example- not giving a shit about any of her children’s accomplishments until it comes to ian, and her eyes light up, or making lasagna “ian’s favorite” (it’s not). but being monica’s favorite isn’t actually a good thing. monica seriously abused ian, too, and people don’t always awknolege that. their relationship was built on manipulation, monica’s victim complex, and neglect. she did nothing but use and hurt him, and whether or not she really loved him doesn’t really matter because either way it just hurt him. and the saddest thing is no matter how far away he pushes her, he’s still attached and he still loves her. we don’t know what she truly put him through as a child, but we can assume that it was hell. from ian’s whole speech to her in 7x09 we can tell that he definitely needed her, but she was never there. this is also apparent in fiona’s monologue in 7x12.
also, in season 11 when debbie tells frank, “you ruined love for me!” that definitely also applies to what ian was saying in season 10 about having frank and monica as role models for love. they damaged him so fucking badly and even though he did get a happy ending, he got totally screwed over.
i get that people hate ian for saying that frank was worse than terry in hall of shame, and i made a whole post about that (here!), and although if we’re really thinking about it, yeah, terry was technically worse; ian still went through so much traumatic shit that needs to be taken into account.