THE HARGREEVES

THE HARGREEVES

We didn’t choose this life, we’re just living it.

Bill Nye for most of his career: Imma do science for kids. Science without politics. Nice, tame science for the kiddos.

Bill Nye now:

#dad mode

some people keep saying that five is such a cold, unfeeling character, and sure he's shown that he can be from time to time, but let's not forget that he also

told luther that he was still a young man and five would hate to see him waste his life

reminded diego in his own way of what he loved best about eudora patch, and that murdering her killers would never be the way she wanted to be honored

told allison that if ever they got out of the apocalypse alive, he would be honored to meet his niece, therefore making her smile

spent 45 years in the future and what's the first thing he does upon returning? compliment klaus' skirt

was the only one to recognize that klaus had time-travelled, continuously asked him for his help all throughout season 1, and even told him about his first love, delores

shouted ben's name worriedly upon seeing the ruins of the academy in the bad future

reminded vanya that "rapists can climb" and that she should lock her windows at all times, and that she was the only one he could trust because he knows she will always listen to him, no matter how much time they've spent apart

outright said that as shitty as their family used to be, he still tried everything just to get back to them

loved delores so much that he carried her around for four decades, and as soon as he got back to 2019, immediately went to her department store display and admitted that he missed her a lot

said "pogo?" in the smallest voice ever and tried to give him a hug, despite making it pretty clear in the past that he doesn't exactly encourage being touched

was the only sibling whose room vanya didn't blow up because he was always nice to her, even though he was extremely powerful and she was, for all they knew, ordinary

always made his siblings feel like he was better than them--and knows it--but was sensitive enough to never make vanya feel like anything less than a wonderful human being

was outright called vanya's "sole confidante" and the only one she would perform her new violin pieces for

never wanted to harm vanya outright, even though he knew that she would always be the reason the apocalypse happens, and insisted that they take her with them so they could finally start treating her right instead

told vanya that her concerns and love for sissy and harlan were valid, and that no one is insignificant

simply shrugged when luther told his adult self in season 2 that vanya was the catalyst for the apocalypse, and said "fair enough" without any resentment whatsoever because he of all people knows how much crap his favorite sister went through when they were younger

pushed luther out of the way of a crumbling ceiling, despite the fact that luther could take it and he was already bone-tired from killing the board and dealing with the after-effects of paradox psychosis

was already dying of multiple gunshot wounds by the end, but one look at his family's cooling bodies gave him enough strength to rewind time so they could have another shot at going back to the present and being an actual family

and in conclusion, is basically a grumpy old man who just has so much love for his family that the idea of getting back to them gave him enough strength to survive not one but two freaking apocalypses, one after the other, and come out more or less victorious by the end

diego & vanya through season one & two

Ok but you know what I absolutely love?

I fucking love the fact that Five hasn’t even been in this time period for an entire goddamn minute and he’s immediatly ready to jump into the fray the moment he spots his siblings, no questions asked. 

Who started it? Who are we fighting? Why are we fighting them? How the hell did my siblings get stuck in the middle of a war between the US and Soviet Union?

Who cares. Whoever they’re fighting I’m fighting, questions can be asked later. 

 Like.. don’t ever say Five isn’t the most ride or die person in this show cause his entire existence revolves around keeping his family alive and safe and he’s literally willing to let the entire world die as long as he can secure his sibling’s safety (as we saw in season 1 with the deal he struck with The Handler).