THE FACT THAT CRUMB IS SIR HOP-A-LOT'S STUDENT AND JOEY KISSES THE MOUSE AFTER JON KISSED THE FROG

THE FACT THAT CRUMB IS SIR HOP-A-LOT'S STUDENT AND JOEY KISSES THE MOUSE AFTER JON KISSED THE FROG

THE FACT THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE KISSED THE LITTLE MAQUETTE OF THEIR CHARACTER

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I Know exactly who Ruby's birth mother is

Rewatching Yellow Jacket, I can't help but really appreciate how the main trio are written, especially in regards to money. I feel like the easy way to go would be to have a story about greed, forgetting where you came from, ego, blah blah blah. That's the cliche cake you get from the ingredients set up in the first act. But I really, really love that they didn't go that way. Hannah doesn't want money for luxury. She won't say no to it, but her primary motivation is entirely about making Lex happy. There's no bullshit about how money can't buy happiness, because it kind of can. Not happiness directly, but it can sure as fuck buy security, stability, and resources. Ethan has never seen anything close to 100k in his life. And then what they do with a quarter of it is, objectively, irresponsible. Because they're still kids. What would be treated as frivolous in a less compassionate story is vital to these characters. They buy games and toys and ice cream, fill the house with arcade cabinets and a bounce house. Ethan gets so excited that he forgets to get a bed for himself and Lex, but he gets Hannah an extravagant water bed because he loves the kid with all his heart.

Lex has been working shitty minimum wage jobs since she was 16. She had to drop out of high school because she literally couldn't afford to not work for those 8 hours a day. She takes all the hours she can get, she sells whatever she can get her hands on, she takes the consequences onto herself, she takes the snide remarks, she takes the verbal abuse, she takes all of it because she refuses to let Hannah suffer the way Pam did. The hyper-awareness of money bleeds over to Hannah too, no matter how much Lex tries to protect her from it. She knows that a child should never have to worry about bills and medical expenses and if food is gonna be on the table tomorrow, and she doesn't want Hannah to feel the same anxieties that she does. But still, this kid, on her birthday, sees a tablet she could win, and her first thought is that she could sell it. Because fun is a luxury, and she knows it.

So Ethan blowing 25k on games and pizza and candy- it's not silly to them. It's not frivolous. He's giving them both, but especially Lex, the childhood that was taken from them. That was taken by late stage capitalism, and poverty, and a school system that let them slip through the cracks, and an abusive, negligent parent. It's not the most responsible thing in the world, but it's not about the games or the junk food. It's about the ability to eat the junk food and have time to play the games. It's about Lex not having to feel guilty for spending the day with her sister when she could be working. It's about being able to stay up late for Hannah's 15th birthday, because she doesn't have to take a shift the next day. It's about having the time and energy to study and pass the test without entirely burning herself out and hurting the people around her. It's about these three people finally, finally having the resources to feel real, safe, full joy in their lives, and more.

Thank you for joining me on this week's episode of Why This Scene Of Two Twenty-Somethings Sleeping In A Bounce House Made Me Cry, and now back to Dan with the weather-

That thing where you explain characters but from a fandom you don't know anything about

This is Bow. She's the youngest and most innocent and impressionable pony in Ponyland. Everyone wants to protect her.

This is Arrow. She's bow's older sister and a cowboy. She thinks getting Bow into trouble is the funniest thing in the world. She's also an archer. It's tough without opposable thumbs but nothing will stop her.

Princess Purple. She's the founder of Purble Place but her mum finds it stupid because she thinks Purple should be spending all her time preparing to be queen of ponyland.

Queen Pastel. Princess Purple's mum. She's a great leader but not a great mother. She pushes Purple way too hard to be just like her and she's the reason that Purple is constantly on the edge of a mental breakdown.

Midnight. Princess Purple's mean aunt. She's basically Scar from 'The Lion King'.

Simon. Queen Pastel's secret son that she had with a merman. If anyone ever found out about him, it could jeopardize Princess Purple's claim to the throne.

Ben. The only boy pony in Ponyland - all the girl ponies are obsessed with him. He goes to a really posh private school.

Sophie. Ben's girlfriend who he's set for an arranged marriage with. She's a mean girl at the same posh private school that Ben goes to.

Eagle. He's one day old and he was cursed by Midnight to look like that.

Pinkie Pie. She's dated every single person on tik tok. And every married person on tik tok. She'll tear apart your family. She doesn't care. She looks sweet and she's a good actress so everyone in Ponyland is convinced she can do no wrong. Eagle is her one day old brother. Her hobbies include kicking him.