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No one is talking about the most important scene in a league of our own which is, of course, when Beverly gives Jess all of her fines back.
And Jess’s face!!! She’s so happy and touched and she looks like she’s going to cry. Her little “no one’s ever done anything like this for me before”
And Bev! Smiles!! And says “well we’ve got to take care of our own” and Jess slowly realizes and smiles and Beverly WINKS
It was so touching and just so so so loving. It made me feel 😭
It’s this face that just made the whole moment
No one is talking about the most important scene in a league of our own which is, of course, when Beverly gives Jess all of her fines back.
And Jess’s face!!! She’s so happy and touched and she looks like she’s going to cry. Her little “no one’s ever done anything like this for me before”
And Bev! Smiles!! And says “well we’ve got to take care of our own” and Jess slowly realizes and smiles and Beverly WINKS
It was so touching and just so so so loving. It made me feel 😭
The feminine urge to rewatch a league of their own like. A single day after finishing it the first time
I am starting my second watch of ALOTO. I think I have a problem lol.
Ok but the juxtaposition of the league’s song including women whose ancestry is non-USAmerican, of the league literally going out of their way to bring Canadians and not going out of their way but accepting a woman from Cuba …. And actively telling Max she isn’t American enough
I am thinking about That Scene again and i need you to understand how emotional i was, even after seeing it again.
It’s so real
They just. They understand each other and i. Can’t explain why it affects me so much but it’s something about vulnerability and acting tough and being taken under someone’s wing and seeing someone even whilst they’re hiding and loving them for that. It’s taking care of someone for a bit before they even realize and it’s doing things you’re not supposed to do because you’re helping someone else. It’s brief moments that last a lifetime and moments that change your life through your understanding of other people. It’s being told you’re loved at the most surprising moments by the most surprising people.
It’s Love
has NO ONE giffed the little moment where, after maybelle talks about having the best tits, lupe, behind her, looks over to jess and mouths something while pointing at her own chest, clearly agreeing that maybelle has great tits, in re their bar convo “maybelle, I wish”?????? must I do everything myself
Kinda wanna do a quick look at the booty call scene at the beginning of episode 4 because I think its kinda clear that Greta and Jess are on the same page and Greta is completely aware that Jess knows whats going on
like ok first of all, Carson comes in through the hallway door when (as I love to point out) her room literally has a connecting door to Greta's. and like Greta has used it at the beginning of episode 3 to have a private conversation with Carson
so like I'm assuming that Carson is using the hall door either because she came from another room or because she (most likely) doesn't want to alert Shirley to the fact that she's going to visit Greta's room at night for a booty call
but then Jess is in Greta's room and Carson just kinda stands there with the door wide open and stammers about going to the library.
then she leaves their room, but also leaves the door wide open and steps aside as if she's going to her room but she very obviously just stands there in the hall
So Carson is not subtle and Greta knows this and also Greta is not subtle because when Carson comes in, this is her first comment
like the woman is literally asking if this is a booty call in front of Jess. If Greta were actually in anyway concerned about hiding what they were doing to Jess, she wouldn't have fucking said that in front of her obviously queer roommate.
but then when Greta leaves, why does she make up an excuse to Jess about going to the store?
Well, for one thing, Carson left the door open. Even if they weren't worried about any of the other Peaches overhearing (which Greta almost definitely is), Carson is literally standing right there waiting for Greta to come out. At this point, I don't think she wants Carson to worry about other people definitely knowing what they're doing, queer or not, because 1) she'd probably be a bit embarrassed and 2) then all of a sudden we're outing people to the baby gay to reassure the baby gay that said queer people are cool with their booty calls actually
For another thing, she immediately winks at Jess after saying this and both of them are clearly laughing as Greta is leaving
And finally, Greta is literally telling Jess what to say if anyone happens to come looking for her ("oh no Greta isn't here she went to the store") and is also offering to do Jess a favor for covering for her ass
So yeah, Greta is well aware that Jess is well aware, she's just also Greta and can't acknowledge it directly and is always doing five different things at once to make sure no one that shouldn't be aware finds out
it's too bad smoking is expensive and bad for you and everyone around you because we will never be able to replace the specific intimacy of lighting someone else's cigarette for them
i bet beverly was just like greta. a fierce protectiveness over herself and those she cares about. a strict composure in public spaces. but an intense soft spot for people like her. and then she’s the chaperone for the AAGPBL. a league full of vulnerable women like her. and she protects them with everything she has. everything she can do for their safety she does.
she saves jo from public humiliation and prison, with her own money. she tells carson it’s for the league, but really it’s because she knows firsthand what happens to “inverts”, and she can’t bear the thought of one of her girls going through that.
she gives jess her fines back. she lets the mask down, for a second. because she wishes she could love and live as wild as jess in public. her little act of service for her community; her tiny way of reclaiming herself.
beverly doesn’t care about baseball. she cares about these women. these reflections of her younger self, of the women she loved once. she cares about her girls.
Jess Mccready is the Brittany S. Pierce of the Rockford Peaches send tweet
This is the letter Lupe sends in episode two! Couldn’t make out all of it, but here’s what I could see (rough translation mine):
Mi vida, Estoy en Illinois ahora…de pruebas y le gané a [cantidad?]….chicas. ¡Voy a ser la pitcher! Estaré en los Rockford Peaches! De hecho - Casey Porter va a ser nuestro entrenador! Te acuerda de él …? De los Cubs. El dice que tengo mucho talento, y también que soy su favorita - mira! Te muestras esto a Alma? Por favor, usa esto para todo de la casa. Estoy ganando muy buen dinero aquí y pronto mandaré más. Con todo mi amor, Lupe
My life (term of affection), I’m in Illinois now…tests and I won…girls. I’m going to be the pitcher! I’m going to be in the Rockford Peaches! In fact - Casey Porter is going to be our coach! Do you remember him … ? From the Cubs. He says that I have a lot of talent, and I’m also his favorite - look! Will you show this to Alma? Please, use this for everything for the house (all the family expenses). I’m earning really good money here and soon I’ll send more. With all my love, Lupe
jess misses her hit on purpose btw. if you even care,
i'm talking about this moment here, where lupe tells esti to do a double steal. now whether jess heard or understood what lupe said i don't know, but you can see that she still catches on to what they're doing before the pitch is thrown. so i think that when jess swings, she misses that ball intentionally, here's why.
some context for those not as familiar with baseball, jess is the team's shortstop, which is a position well known for having very strong all around players. meaning, there's a really really good chance she's going to hit whatever comes at her. especially this late in the season. the other team knows this, especially because jo has no doubt told them, and jess knows that they know this, so she uses it to her advantage.
now if jess were to hit that ball then she puts herself, lupe and esti all at risk of being out. if she doesn't swing then she's not in the way of the catcher, who will then have a much easier time throwing the ball out to jo at third base to tag lupe out. so instead, jess swings. and in the time that the pitch was thrown the other team would've had to go from covering the areas closer to their bases to prevent a possible steal, to then covering their wider fielding areas in the likely event that jess would hit the ball that she is currently swinging for. and then when jess misses, the other team has to quickly rush back to again try and cover that double steal, while their catcher also has to get enough space around jess to make a clean throw to third once jo is there to catch it. and they of course were unsuccessful.
if you watch jess' swing carefully you can see that it also just looks... really weird. it's too slow, her swing scoops down and there's just no power behind it. it looks fake tbh, which is strange for such a strong player. and when she misses she doesn't look upset or frustrated in the least, despite having just struck out. she's excitedly watching the double steal play out and cheering on her teammates when they pull it off. she sacrificed herself and an out to move her teammates further along, leaving them in the capable hands of shirley, who then brings lupe home before the inning is over.
“No one’s ever done something like that for me before” NO ONE’S EVER BEEN IN THEIR CORNER. NO ONE’S EVER SAID I SEE YOU AND I’LL HELP YOU GET ALONG JUST THE WAY YOU ARE, NOT MAKING YOU CHANGE ANYTHING. NO ONE’S EVER SAID YOU BELONG HERE. YOU’RE AMONG FRIENDS HERE. NO ONE’S EVER SAID YOU ARE NOT WRONG. YOU ARE NOT WRONG!!! WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR OWN!!!!!
What you guys need to understand is that i have literally never been so emotional about a scene even after having watched it like. A hundred times.
it just feels so real
They just. They understand each other and i. Can’t explain why it affects me so much but it’s something about vulnerability and acting tough and being taken under someone’s wing and seeing someone even whilst they’re hiding and loving them for that. It’s taking care of someone for a bit before they even realize and it’s doing things you’re not supposed to do because you’re helping someone else.
Anyways i um. I think this show is really special and sees me in a really specific way
No one is talking about the most important scene in a league of our own which is, of course, when Beverly gives Jess all of her fines back.
And Jess’s face!!! She’s so happy and touched and she looks like she’s going to cry. Her little “no one’s ever done anything like this for me before”
And Bev! Smiles!! And says “well we’ve got to take care of our own” and Jess slowly realizes and smiles and Beverly WINKS
It was so touching and just so so so loving. It made me feel 😭
KELLY MCCORMACK as JESS MCCREADY in A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (Season 1)
where are the jess mccready x reader oneshots when i need them 😭