Underrated Form Of Intimacy: You Listen To Me Intently As I Endlessly Rant About Crime And Punishment

Underrated form of intimacy: you listen to me intently as I endlessly rant about crime and punishment to you

I LOVE YOU ANIMAL JAM PLUSHIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unpopular opinion but I think Crashing having only one season is perfect. I mean I too want to see more of the characters and their chaos and what is going ot happen next - especially with Sam and Fred - but the beauty about them is the chaos. I don't see any way of how to resolve the issues or how to come full circle. I don't want to see Anthony actually choosing between Lulu and Kate, or Lulu and Anthony potentially ruining their relationship, or the thing with them always standing between their happiness cos they're just not functioning adults, because we've already seen it. But even more so do I really not want to see them become proper adults. The mess is what attracts us to them. The ending of season 1 just made sense. Every hidden secret is out in the open now, and they can choose to handle it maturely or pretend like nothing happened, and that is true for all of them, and the eviction symbolises that. Their lives were crashed and now it's up to them to keep moving. Find a proper flat, be an adult, or live in another abandoned building and keep living their lives as they used to. It's poetic.

i say let dazai protect his peace!!!

I'll be honest, my biggest takeaway from the sneak peek wasn't, "Yes Pen, read him for filth!" It was, "Oh Pen is totally shame spiralling out of control." Because yes, Penelope has every right to be upset with Colin and tell him why she is upset, but most of the emphasis in this scene is on just how much Penelope hates herself. She doesn't believe Colin when he compliments her dress (a direct parallel to scenes Pen has had with Marina and Edwina in the past), she calls herself a spinster even though she's only 19 (I'm willing to bet Portia refers to Penelope as a spinster at some point before this scene), she assumes Colin sees her as an embarrassment, and again she points out that even though she managed to change her wardrobe, she is still a laughingstock.

This whole scene does way more to demonstrate Penelope's insecurities than it does to paint Colin as someone who needs to grovel for forgiveness. If anything, Colin is handling the situation maturely. He openly communicates his feelings, he doesn't deny what he said, and it's clear he wants to work through the issue.

Penelope is so unhappy with herself that she's taking it out on him more than she should. It's easier to blame him for the one thing he said rather than force herself to look inward. But I think once Colin comes to her again with his plan to help her find a husband, this is going to shift. Penelope will be put in a position where she will have to reflect on those insecurities and Colin will be the one with her on that journey.

Which brings us back to Nicola talking about Penelope putting Colin on a pedestal. He might be off of that pedestal after what he said last season, but she still doesn't view him as a fully flawed human being yet. Once Penelope forgives Colin at the end of 3x01, it's going to open up her eyes and allow her to see Colin as a full human being and as her equal (not as her idol). This is how we get "You're my mess," and "You're the imperfect man of my heart."