Mav and Bradley reconcile and he finds out (it's not really a surprise tho) that Mav and Ice got married, so he apologizes for not being there for them at their wedding.
Mav blinks at him all confused because while he's feeling something at Bradley being so remorseful — looking like a kicked puppy, really — about missing a big moment of their life but also because, "Oh, no, buddy, we didn't have a wedding."
And the thing is, they got married when Ice's health took a turn for the worse, and it was allowed and legal and would, in Ice's opinion, make a lot of things easier for Mav in case he died — even just from an inheritance point, or just so the Navy doesn't forbid him from being part of the state funeral. It was a very quick sign the papers, get someone to officiate it in the hospital, and then get their lawyer to adjust the paperwork in the express time kind of marriage.
Things got better and life went on and they just, well, forgot to have a real wedding. And they were fine with it. They didn't need a wedding, in fact now that Bradley was back in their life, they couldn't be happier.
But in Bradley's head, an idea is born. Mav and Ice will have their 30th anniversary in a few months (more like almost 10...) and it's the perfect time to get them to have a wedding. You know, as a gift from him for missing all those years from their life.
The problem is, it very quickly turns out that Bradley is shitty at planning weddings. He doesn't know where to start and what needs to be organized and how to organize it in a way that lets it stays a surprise.
But you know who is good at it? Jake Seresin, brother of four sisters, planner of four weddings.
And how does Bradley know that? Well. He might or might not have been Jake's plus one to all four of those weddings.
The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.
“How can you not be angry?”
“I am angry,” the werewolf said. “But unlike you, I don’t have the luxury of showing it without being called a monster. Without someone taking it as a sign of proof that I need to be put down like a rabid dog, that I’m just like what the stories tell you.”
“But everyone gets angry…that’s human.”
“Up until the point when you’re not human.”
Maverick: You look to me as if I am the one at fault
Jester: Well, I'm not going to look at Kazansky
Iceman: *Was actually Ice's idea and talked Mav into plan* I tried to tell him Commander, he just wouldn't listen
If Mav and Bradley made up before TG:M — how badly do you think Mav would tease Bradley about Hangman?
(timeline being: pulled papers - Jake/Bradley dating then breaking up - Bradley at Top Gun/Ice's diagnosis - Mav and Bradley making up for Ice's sake - Mav finding out about Jake - TG:M happening)
At the Hard Deck, Mav and Bradley are supposed to meet up, but Mav still hears the whole Bradley/Jake exchange and teases him miserably at home. You look good? Really, Bradley?
And then the next day, on the tarmac. Not the type I'd take you for, but I can see the appeal. And then, Dad, stop.
And then he keeps on pairing them up for training. You know, like a teacher who knows two of his students have crushes on each other but one of those students is his son.
And then on the beach. Do you need to borrow my sunglasses, Bradley? Do you want a tissue for that drool? Should I call you an ambulance for the heatstroke you're having? Is that sunburn or are you blushing? And a very embarrassed, you took this training to the beach on purpose, Mav.
(Meanwhile Jake is just really confused why the heck Bradley knows that old timer so well and why they're so close...)
The fact that Ted Lasso cut away from Colin coming out to the team, after we hear him saying he doesn’t want to be a “spokesperson”, is so powerful to me. As much as I love queer representation in media, I feel like sometimes there is this hyper-focus on the coming out scenes, as the pinnacle of the queer experience that get thrust into the spotlight for the emotional payout from the audience.
That may resonate for some people, as coming out is obviously a big thing and can feel like a spotlight moment. But I feel like there are a lot of people out there whose greatest wish is for coming out to not be a thing. To not be a big moment. To not have to be a spokesperson.
And I love that Ted Lasso gave Colin that.
I wanna know about Richard and Jan Maas’s dynamic. Their banter about the supermodel in the Christmas episode. Richard’s absolute refusal to sightsee Amsterdam or eat Dutch food. The way they hugged at Sam’s restaurant. Jan squeezing his shoulder after cooking teases him. Tell me what’s going on between these twoooo
ruth ○ she/her ○ 20s ○ peace sign bisexual ○ never really knows what's happening ○ will probably figure it out someday ○ maybe ○ hopefully
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