As Per Always Im Looking Too Deep Into This Stupid Ass Show - Tumblr Posts
slams my fists violently down on my desk, causing my keyboard and my obscene number of sticky notes and my bajillion desk toys to go flying
YES YEAH ABE IS A SIMP. BIG TIME.
BUT SO IS JOAN!! DONT LEAVE HER OUT OF IT. SHES A MASSIVE SIMP. YUGE. COLOSSAL.
THE DIFFERENCE THO, IS THAT JOAN CARES ABOUT ABE ENOUGH TO NOT LET HER PERSONAL DESIRES GET IN THE WAY OF BEING A GOOD PERSON. EVEN THOUGH SHE'S ABRASIVE AND REGRETFUL ABOUT IT, SHE CONSISTENTLY HELPS ABE BE WITH CLEO BECAUSE SHE KNOWS CLEO MAKES HIM HAPPY.
Bam. Ok alright. First ep. Joan gets Abe and Cleo together by telling Cleo over the teen crisis hotline to get with the "nicer guy". Because Joan noticed Abe was upset about competing with JFK.
Ep 5. Abe sleepy ep. Joan puts in the time and effort and metaphors and personal anecdotes in an attempt to keep Abe from being a moron. And he does end up taking her advice,,, but only in the heat of the moment and after he already fucked up on the exam.
Ep 7. Joan is pissed af that Abe still wants Cleo despite her and that one dude(I cant fucking remember his name god dammit) were like.. 👀… Y'know. And despite that she still helps him reach Cleo before she leaves in the plane to go back to the beach thingy.
Idk theres more examples but those are the ones that stick out the most imo.
Now Abe.
Abe. My guy. Love ya bud, but man.
HE VERY OFTEN LET'S HIS [strong feelings] GET IN THE WAY OF BEING A GOOD FRIEND TO JOAN AND GANDHI.
Yeah he'll end up learning his lesson each time around(kinda), but the deed's been done and his priorities are clear. He cares more about how his platonic relationships affect the way Cleo percieves him and more about keeping Cleo away from JFK than boldly standing for what he believes in. Y'know, until it's too late. On multiple occassions. With varying levels of consequences.
He’s not a bad person though. He’s just… really bad at keeping his morals straight.
Joan is spiteful towards her clone mother. She despises the idea of living up to the real Joan of Arc's legacy. And yet, after being the one to outwardly speak her truth, disguising herself as a guy to play basketball, and showing her selfless side, time and time again we see Joan turning out to be more and more like the last person she wants to be.
Joan is a good person. Her decision-making makes me want to yell and punch something because being a good friend without reciprocation SUCKS. But ultimately Joan wants the best for Abe. Shes always lookin out for the guy and what he wants. From the get-go she could've secured the relationship by telling Cleo to get with JFK again, but she cares deeply about Abe and doesn't want to see him sad. Joan always(begrudgingly but benevolently) helps Abe stay with Cleo, no matter how much it hurts.
That's just what martyrs do babeyyy-