I think of Olivia as an acquaintance I see frequently but don't know very well. I may not get why she dates who she dates but I'm really grateful if she doesn't talk to me too much about it.
Ahahahaa, hilarious. Yes, I understand what you mean. I think for me I think of her as a friend who I do know very well so it upsets me that I don't get why she dates who she dates and I worry that it's a bad choice, but at least she's not asking me to hang out with them too. ;)
See, I'm not angry with Peter. I'm annoyed with the writers. It seems in the middle of seasons, they sideline Olivia. What's happening here is this romance is more focused on Peter than on Olivia's needs.
I'm...not 100% sure I agree with you though I definitely understand why you think the way you do. I feel more like I'm genuinely unsure what they're doing because I don't feel it's that focused on Peter's needs either? Because I do think that 6B when Olivia decides to give it a go again is very much rooted in her perspective and gives a fairly realistic journey for her to go through to get to the point she does at the end. The problem I have is that I find it realistic because Olivia is the kind of person who sucks it up and just accepts she's going to have to do all the legwork which breaks my heart.
So what worries me is that the writers think that I ought to genuinely see it as a positive and understandable development, which I think is probably the case. But they are still writing it from Olivia's perspective, to me. WHICH IS WHY I'M SO CONFUSED. It's less that I think they're making it about Peter and more like I think they're making it about Olivia's needs but then writing that weirdly? I hope that makes sense...? Or like, they're making it about Olivia's needs but they haven't yet explained to me why she needs to be with Peter?
As to the ultimate choice in the machine - as a separate issue I'm not convinced either Universe will be destroyed since they've said that they're not writing it as a series finale and are proceeding with the hope of getting a fourth season. So I don't think they'd destroy a universe, which means I'm not sure the whole Peter's Choice thing will play out the way we fear it will; what remains to be seen is whether it'll play out in a way that disavows the ickiness of what they set up, which I think is possible but not assured.
I don't blame Peter (who reminded me oddly and uncomfortably of Anakin Skywalker killing the Tusken Raiders in Episode 2 here)
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Ahahahaa, hilarious. Yes, I understand what you mean. I think for me I think of her as a friend who I do know very well so it upsets me that I don't get why she dates who she dates and I worry that it's a bad choice, but at least she's not asking me to hang out with them too. ;)
See, I'm not angry with Peter. I'm annoyed with the writers. It seems in the middle of seasons, they sideline Olivia. What's happening here is this romance is more focused on Peter than on Olivia's needs.
I'm...not 100% sure I agree with you though I definitely understand why you think the way you do. I feel more like I'm genuinely unsure what they're doing because I don't feel it's that focused on Peter's needs either? Because I do think that 6B when Olivia decides to give it a go again is very much rooted in her perspective and gives a fairly realistic journey for her to go through to get to the point she does at the end. The problem I have is that I find it realistic because Olivia is the kind of person who sucks it up and just accepts she's going to have to do all the legwork which breaks my heart.
So what worries me is that the writers think that I ought to genuinely see it as a positive and understandable development, which I think is probably the case. But they are still writing it from Olivia's perspective, to me. WHICH IS WHY I'M SO CONFUSED. It's less that I think they're making it about Peter and more like I think they're making it about Olivia's needs but then writing that weirdly? I hope that makes sense...? Or like, they're making it about Olivia's needs but they haven't yet explained to me why she needs to be with Peter?
As to the ultimate choice in the machine - as a separate issue I'm not convinced either Universe will be destroyed since they've said that they're not writing it as a series finale and are proceeding with the hope of getting a fourth season. So I don't think they'd destroy a universe, which means I'm not sure the whole Peter's Choice thing will play out the way we fear it will; what remains to be seen is whether it'll play out in a way that disavows the ickiness of what they set up, which I think is possible but not assured.
I don't blame Peter (who reminded me oddly and uncomfortably of Anakin Skywalker killing the Tusken Raiders in Episode 2 here)
AHAHAHAHAHAHA. Genius and hilarious comparison.