So I'm watching season 4 literally as fast as I can because I need Groff to get his ass kicked and I'm trying to figure out what it is that's sticking out to me and I'm sure it's lots of things but I realized something.
It's not funny.
And I don't even mean that it's boring or anything. I just mean that the tone is heavy. Maybe it's because I know about the JJ spoiler and I'm just waiting but I think I can count on one hand the amount of times I laughed or even cracked a smile on one hand and have plenty of fingers left to spare. And it's not even a bad thing, I think, because it's natural for shows as they progress to up the stakes but still.
Wow. Just wow. I know I've described the show like that to you before but I genuinely don't know how else to describe it. 😆 I don't even know if I mean it in a positive or negative way.
.... who the hell is groff😭 is he just in s3/4 or did i totally forget about something. that aside though i think i get what you're saying... i had this a little for sure with the little start of s3 i saw and maybe even a LITTLE bit in s2?? like there were still a lot of funny more lighthearted moments but i feel like they never quite managed to make it work the way it did in the first season
#took me a second to get back to this but from my literal zero context i'm going to agree with you on this one#it's kind of a difficult thing to reconcile because it's not like s1 didn't have its fair share of emotionally heavier moments like#it really really did but it was still so enjoyable and fun and ridiculous at times#and i can def see how the show would kind of fall into this trap of losing that bc it's admittedly probably quite difficult to recreate#like idk i feel like i'm talking in circles here but it's so strange#like yes the tone gets heavier but also. there was already serious stuff happening in s1? and it just worked?#i feel like a lot of shows struggle with capturing what made them work in the first place tbf#anyways if you watched any more i'd love to hear your thoughts xx#also someone tell me who groff is#ask
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OUTER BANKS | Season 4, Episode 9, 'The Storm'
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just watched the death scene and i have two observations
1) why did they film it SO AWKWARDLY. why is kiara following covid restrictions. five feet away from him. am i the only one who thinks it looks silly
2) i couldn’t hear what they were saying for a moment and when jj said “i never told you [???]” the first thing that popped into my mind was “i never told you what the j’s stand for”
3) it really pisses me off that only kiara was there. i understand it from the obvious ship perspective but even then did everyone forget this started as THE friendship show?
#IT WAS A SHOW ABOUT FRIENDSHIP BTW. the friendship group was at the absolute core of it#literally obx peaked in s1 when they were all running around together being silly#with minimal relationship drama except for john b and sarah which was okay they were the token relationship drama#but you’re telling me you’re killing off one of the main characters and you’re not having his friends be there. in the friendship show?#you’re just going to have the forced fan favourite ship there? okay. no cool. just making sure
just watched the death scene and i have two observations
1) why did they film it SO AWKWARDLY. why is kiara following covid restrictions. five feet away from him. am i the only one who thinks it looks silly
2) i couldn’t hear what they were saying for a moment and when jj said “i never told you [???]” the first thing that popped into my mind was “i never told you what the j’s stand for”
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Is it true they used stunt doubles for a cuddle? Idk what happened if it's true it's indeed a bit ://// unprofessional? tbh
i feel like i need to preface this by saying i ultimately just don’t really care but i’ll chat a bit in the tags! (it turned into a bit of a long rant x just food for thought)
#that was not me saying i don’t want to talk about it btw just truly cannot stress enough that i’ve not kept up with obx for years#anyway!!#yes that’s what i’ve seen people say#i can’t really confirm or deny since i haven’t even seen the scene 😭#and honestly if the rumours that they used stunt doubled bc of some feud between them or whatever. i guess you could call it unprofessional#but to me the thing is#1) the feud rumours seem parasocial to start with#there might’ve been a completely different reason for the use of stunt doubles#2) if i imagine being them for the past few years i wouldn’t even really blame them? 😭#from what i remember it was pretty clear niether of them wanted the show to take the jiara route which you could say is just part of-#-their job as actors but then to have fans start to ship THEM and all that idek seems awful#it’s almost reminding me of the later seasons of riverdale when the cast just so clearly didn’t want to do it anymore 😭#like that one interview where one of them said ‘i still have a nice long contract’ or something???#& with what i personally see as obx getting worse which each season i honestly think like#rudy saw a way to get away from the show once his contract ended and he took it#and i don’t blame him lol#anyway this turned into a longer rant than expected#i’m not saying people don’t have the right to be disappointed i just think that should not jump over into hate towards the actors#(also this is something that happens so frequently?? it’s always sad when an actor leaves a show you like but ultimately it’s their life-#-and if they’re unhappy with where they are i won’t blame them for leaving)
“unprofessional” what are any of you even talking about
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For season 2, it really helped that it's been years and I already know that jjpope wasn't going to be a thing, I still believe that it's a missed opportunity but I've made peace with that. I also thought that they were going full on jiara during that season but except from some jealousy it hasn't been as hard as I thought and there was a lot going on with pope and in general, so I didn't mind that much about the kipope break-up etc
Overall I really liked the season except for the last two episodes on the boat, it could have been only one imo. Jj failed evasion plan and the whole thing searching for the cross and finding it, the wasp allergic reaction, the twinkie stucked in the tide and john b getting attacked by a fucking gator... It's so stupid yet still works, that's peak obs craziness out there 😭
Season 3 on the other hand... Now they are really going with jiara and it feels so forced I just really don't ship, jjpope or not jiara just doesn't work (for ME) 🥲
The plot in general is also not working that much for me for now but let's see how it goes
i’m extremely invested in this now i can’t lie. thoughts & ranting in the tags x
#firstly expectations can make a huge difference for sure 😭#i never expected jjpope to become anything but the first season was so lovely for the relationships between all of them and esp jjpope#like the whole jail thing. people that was INSANE#and in my memory s2 just felt really lacking with that#but from what you’re saying it doesn’t sound so bad so maybe my expectations were too high there???#& yeah i genuinely think the s3 jiara things i’ve seen were so laughable tbh#my memory is really failing me here about the last episodes as well but a lot of what happened in s2 was SO insane that it became funny-#-again for sure 😭😭#the cross the bees the fucking GATOR …#you’re bringing up many memories#i’m glad you’re enjoying all that bc i remember i was kind of stuck between thinking it was really really funny#and just not being able to take it seriously at all#which tbf it shouldn’t be taken seriously s1 was insane too but still s2 felt like a step up#please do update me on your s3 and s4 adventures if you dare go that far .. 😌#even though i haven’t seen those lmao#ask
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I finally decided to watch season 2 so I'm now more than halfway through it and... I actually like it a lot ????
omg !!! happy for you that’s the best case scenario i feel like… very curious if you continued & still liked it
#to be fair. i can’t say i hated season 2 bc i remember watched it and mostly enjoying it#but i definitely liked it less than season 1 & never really went back to watch it again#to be fair idk about you anon#but for me it was also bc i was definitely disappointed with the jjpope situation & not even as a ship but just how they & the friendships-#-between all of them were handled#BUT ALSO. i remember nothing#either way glad you’re having a good time with it x#ask
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Is barry still in the show?
short answer is i have no idea
#longer answer is i tried to look it up for you but ???#most of what i’m getting is saying he’s not really in the show but then i feel like i saw something about him being in bts pictures?#but i’m guessing. no or not much 😔#so far it looks like s2 was the peak barry season#ask#if anyone who actually watched past season two wants to enlighten feel free
also sailor song by gigi perez is so jjpope
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Rafebarry though, what a time to be alive
REAL
Y'all are bringing me back. Every now and then it randomly hits me that I don't think anything is gonna hit like OBX1 did. There was just something in the water methinks. I kinda miss the unhinged fernalness it unlocked in a lot of us. And this is coming from someone who thinks season 4 is the closest fo the season 1 vibes and is a forever bitter jjpope truther.
...That being said wise choice not watching season 3. To this day I never finished it and just jumped straight into season 4. 😆
don’t say that about the vibes of s4… don’t say that to me i can’t start to think i might watch it… that said you’re so real from skipping s3 i love that for you
#the weird thing is that i genuinely don’t think i would’ve been as insane about obx if i hadn’t had this blog#bc it’s just so fun to talk to everyone and make silly posts etc#but s1 was genuinely insane like something was in the WATER#also hi i hope you’re doing well i haven’t heard from you in so long 💞#ask
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Ah that's funny because I've been thinking about catching up with outer banks. I never got past season 1 because I was upset they made jiara a thing haha
But now I'm somehow in need of a show with the obx vibes idk even know what they are exactly I just need it
i actually get this!! i haven’t watched any obx in years at this point (insane) but it does have very specific vibes and i’m sure i’ll rewatch s1 eventually. if you do catch up with it i wish you the best of luck fr, i’m sure there’s fun moments in between the questionable relationships
#outer banks is just like. what if nothing was serious but at the same time everything meant a lot#i never made it past s2 so i don’t blame you anon! s2 was already astronomically worse than s1 in my opinion#i don’t even want to see where they went with the jiara thing#anyway i guess we’re all feeling a little nostalgic these days xx#ask
what hte hell even was all that.
#like obx in general. what#i’m now realising this sounds like a reaction post to the new season so for the record i haven’t seen it#this post is for my own enjoyment i find it hard to believe anyone still follows this blog#if any of the besties sees this though: hiiiiii#but yeah scrolled past some old posts and my obx phase was actually insane#also the anon who wrote full on rafebarry fanfic in my inbox. i’ll remember u forever#okay bye x
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Anonymous asked:
Miss content from this account...Miss jjpope in general...man...
anon this is such a nice message to get (like a month after u send it.. says enough really) i miss it too :(
apparently this was my 100th post. meant to be. stay strong out there everyone
Anonymous asked:
Miss content from this account...Miss jjpope in general...man...
anon this is such a nice message to get (like a month after u send it.. says enough really) i miss it too :(
#yeah this account is more or less abandoned by now obviously and i AM sad about it#honestly miss being part of this little fandom it was so much fun and jjpope sweet boys i'll never forget u ..#but for me personally season three ruined any enjoyment i had left tbh i didn't even finish watching it#and it wasn't even a shipping thing i just think it was bad#but yeah not to turn this into an excuse to rant. i miss it too fr @ anon#hope u have a wonderful time finding new accounts and things to be interested in !!! mwah#and tbh if anyone ever feels like ranting into the void my inbox/messages will probably stay open. maybe i'll even reply within two years