Gender-affirming Surgery Is A Months-long Dark Comedy. What The Fuck Do You Mean You're Charging Me Double

Two of my favorite little scenes from BTTF part II are the moments where Marty stops to watch his parents in 1955. I mean, he was only just there living through those events one day prior, but he didn't actually have a chance to soak any of it in or process it. (He'd come flailing into the parking lot just after George punched Biff but hardly had time to appreciate any of it on account of his picture still fading, and then at the dance, he was. You know. Actively being erased from existence up there on stage for a while.)

Even though the stakes are still unbelievably high when he returns to '55 to try to track down the almanac, and he's just experienced what may be the most stressful and terrifying day of his life with all the 1985A nonsense, he makes it a point to slow down enough to watch his parents at the dance. And there's just this look on his face—a mixture of awe and relief and happiness. You can tell. You can tell this is getting permanently etched into Marty's memory. He's taking in every detail. He's holding tightly to these sweet moments of watching his parents (who had been unhappily married most of or all of his life) FALL IN LOVE. A real, true love that he's never had a chance to see them in before.

Not to mention the fact that in the reality he'd just arrived from, his mother had been forced into marriage with Biff, and his father was dead. Marty's just come from a place where his family had been completely destroyed, and now he's watching the very foundation of it coming together. This is the beginning of it all, and it's a reminder of what he's trying so hard to save and get back to.

And it's so very nice that we see him hitting the pause button for a few seconds in this chaos-fest to look at his mom and dad with such love.

Sometimes I think the biggest tragedy of Merlin ending when it did is the inability for us to see the final growth of both Arthur and Merlin.

I.e. There is the obvious growth of Arthur actually making changes personally and politically regarding the acceptance of magic

BUT

There was also an opportunity for Arthur to push Merlin towards stepping into a leadership role and fulfilling more of his potential, which would have been so fun.

Imagine…

Druid: And good day to you, my king. Thank you for the audience. I will return to you if we have anymore trouble!

Arthur: Of course. I’m glad I could be of assistance.

*silence as the druid leaves*

Arthur: wtf was that?

Merlin: ??? I thought he was nice-

Arthur: No, you. Did you not know anything about what he was talking about?

Merlin: ….no. Why would I?

Arthur: BECAUSE IT IS YOUR JOB?!

Merlin: Nah. Your job. my job is protecting you.

Arthur: Incorrect. Sit down. We are spending the next hour discussing trade policies bc apparently as my servant you paid zero attention to what I did on the daily.

Merlin: you do things?

Arthur: I’m going to make you read legal documents until you cry. You convinced me to legalize magic, now you get to deal with part of the workload.

Merlin: but-

Arthur: two sides of the same coin, bitch.

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THE LITTLE T AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN CHANGES COLOUR WHEN I CLICK ON IT O LOVE THIS APP

but sir that’s my emotional support mutual who’s way cooler than me that i can’t believe actually follows me 

Okay, but hear me out -- what if his parents weren't usually red and blue?

Erik: "WHERE IS YOUR PACIFISM NOW, CHARLES??"

Charles: "You're the idiot who thinks you can get away with everything you do. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD."

Erik: "The REAL world?! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S THINKING IN FAIRYTALES! They'll never change!"

Raven: *picks up the Monopoly board* "Yup. This was a bad idea. Go back to playing chess."

pulled an all-nighter and then promptly passed out, i drew this sometime and have no recollection but i think i get what i was going for

In the art of murder, I think OC might still be alive, I mean the page is torn off but it doesn't necessarily mean the entire paper is ruined.

The paper on the dogs paws might be unrelated. I have no idea who tore the page off but I'm positive we'll meet OC again if that is because the paper isn't ruined or because Pip will draw him again I'm not sure.

At least I hope so, OC is too adorable to die in the pilot :(