They changed Doug Forcett’s photo into Team Cockroach! How befitting! 😍

#there’s ‘fake dating’#then there’s like an eighteen level folded origami of layers of fake dating that these two were doing#it blows my miiiiiiiind#co-workers pretending not to be dating playing marrieds who are actually co-workers#pretending to be married#who actually do get married#secretly#while they pretend to be co-workers#and meanwhile they are co-workers who go from secretly dating to married#pretending to be not married then actually married on screen (via harrietvane)

Michonne: I’m on my period bae

Rick: Well, I guess it’s sweet AND sour pwussy on the menu today

Michonne:…

Rick:

I spit out my water at this shade

Andy only put his arms around the Michonne and Lori cosplayers and has his back to Jessie. I am crying. 

like father, like son

This bromance is killing me…

Caryl + blowing shit up to save their people. 

BONUS:

bye

Thoughts on Season Four Characterization and Character Dynamics

One criticism of this season and this story arc that I’m genuinely baffled by is that people seem convinced that the writers just made Danny an asshole out of the blue? Danny Castellano is a bit of an asshole, and he always been, and he didn’t just become an asshole. In fact, that’s kind of the whole point, he’s the “handsome jerk” that is Mindy’s opposite. I mean, we’re talking about a man who egregiously told his colleague to lose fifteen pounds in his first appearance. An arrogant and pompous man who declared himself superior to anyone who would listen, a man who did not want to afford Mindy full professional agency as a senior partner. He was always an asshole, and he’s always fought in a dirty and manipulative way. So really, this fight has been ten years coming, they’ve known each other for years, and for a majority of that time they didn’t view one another as equals. That has residual effects! 

Danny is “the judge and the jury” and he always has been. He does see himself as a more controlled and morally superior person. (Oh Catholic guilt!!) This shouldn’t be a new aspect of his character for any viewer. Just because you become friends and fall in love doesn’t mean everything changes and becomes less hard, the problems don’t cease to exist. Mindy Kaling described life as “transitioning problems” on The Talk and she’s not wrong! People change and grow and find themselves in different places and situations, like having a baby, and suddenly everything’s turned upside down and the dynamics that once powered a relationship are completely jumbled and flipped on their axis. For Mindy and Danny, this has lead to a lot of their foundational insecurities, Danny is scared to become his father and Mindy is afraid that she won’t be able to be a doctor, mother, and wife. 

Mindy has always struggled with her self-esteem and sense of self on the show, learning the difference between her wants and needs. Mindy Lahiri’s is the story of a woman who learns it’s okay to grant yourself permission to want more. Mindy’s scared, but like Neepa taught her at Stanford, with her son, she has more reason than ever before to work hard and find her own fulfillment in life. And the thing is Mindy has gotten a chance to overcome that fear, she faced it head on, Danny has not faced his most primal fears, which has him reverting to his most primal self. That’s why he’s behaving the way he is and fighting so dirty, so ready to condemn, Danny has put himself back in a defensive frame of mind where he can see himself as morally superior to quench his own crippling insecurities. Danny has always been an asshole, what we are experiencing is him fully lashing out in a way that we, as viewers, had almost forgotten in the midst of his character development. And it is a divisive decision to put Danny, and thus relationship, in its most unappealing light, but it’s also a brave one. And it makes for a compelling and relevant story, it’s a story I am happy that Mindy and the writers have tackled head on.

I understand the polarization that this characterization is causing, because this story is so much more realistic than what we are perhaps comfortable with as viewers of a sitcom. Assholes in sitcoms, like Danny, tend to be a bit more cartoony, like Michael Scott. They are lovable assholes who the viewers see grow in their positions and understandings of their place in the narrative and their dynamics with other characters. The asshole character is a huge asset to a sitcom and is an amazing way to break ground, because these layered characters are flawed just like their viewers, it’s creates a bond and connection. But the thing is, at this junction in the season, Danny is not being “the lovable and flawed television asshole”, he’s become a man that every woman knows and every woman will face. Danny Castellano is antagonistic in a way he hasn’t been before because he is vulnerably lashing out and asserting his dominance as a man. He is a man that every woman will face, a man that tells a woman to compromise her ambitions and aspirations to fulfill a traditional role. And for the record, whatever a woman chooses, is what is best for her. Some women want to stay home and some don’t. Neither is a villainous choice, in fact, they are both amazing choices!! But it has to be the woman’s choice for it to feel liberating and powerful. The problem is there is at least one man in every woman’s life who tries to rob her of her agency and choice.

It reminds me of the boys in class who mocked your intelligence and exploited every blunder because they were so insecure that perhaps a woman could be smart, talented, and funny. It reminds me of the male teacher that automatically counts you out simply because you are a woman. It reminds me of my grandfather who refused to let my mother pursue a college education. It reminds me of the men, of which there are thousands, that demand that a woman quit her job or deny themselves a promotion when they have children. . It’s an antagonistic force that follows women through every stage of their lives. And by embodying this more fragile yet domineering facet of masculinity, Danny has transformed, for many, from a farcical asshole to the asshole we know, the asshole that tried to hold us back. In that, we have projected our deepest insecurities as viewers on Mindy and Danny, just Mindy and Danny are now viewing one another as the personification of their deepest fears and inadequacies.

So I entreat us all, to see these characters, not as our fears and not as our insecurities, but as people. And as we discuss and experience the show with others, I ask you to respect one another as people. Because the only way for Mindy and Danny to solve their problems is to see one another as people, not as their fears and their demons, but as a fully realized human beings that can help them conquer their demons so that they may build a future together. This is compelling, relevant, and realistic television. This is important, so let’s buckle for the ride, and hope that our two flawed protagonists can come together and see one another as a person, and not just a manifestation of their doubts. And not just a person really, I hope that they are able to look to at one another and see not just the person they fell in love with, but that they also see a person to grow with.

(is this ok to paste it here?)  # THE TV CRITICS THAT I'VE READ RECENTLY SEEM TO BE APPLAUDING THIS ARC AS WELL # I LIKE IT AS A STORY # BUT OF COURSE THERE'S ALWAYS A SIDE OF ME THAT JUST WISHES WISHES EVERYTHING WAS ALWAYS SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS # THEORETICALLY ANYWAY # I'M PRETTY SURE IF I GOT WHAT I WANT I WOULDN'T BE INTERESTED IN WATCHING # AND TO ME IT FEELS SO MUCH MORE REAL OF A CONFLICT THAN ANY SHORT FORM ENTERTAINMENT HAS EVER TACKLED # PEOPLE ARE SO USED TO THINGS BEING WRAPPED UP BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE IN THIRTY MINUTE COMEDIES # COMING AT IT THIS WAY THERE NO SURPRISE THAT THERE ARE SOME GROWING PAINS IN REGARDS TO VIEWER REACTION # IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE

I love your comment. Even though, I don’t know what ep 13 will bring, I even wish/hope ep 13 (that s4A ends.) have a happy resolution and everything is solved forever and ever and Dandy get married and Mindy pregnant w/nine girls. But, TMP is doing it’s own thing. Even on ep 13 where I expect the arc to end or end happily,..TMP could leave ep 13 a cliffhanger or Danny and Mindy breaking up, TMP is doing it their way and for the story. They do love their characters. Whatever  happens in ep 13, could become meaningful later on. We just have to wait for the arc to play out. It’s hard to wait.

Random woman on the Mindy Project

lets just… for a moment…

They aired the Hulu commercial where they mention saving The Mindy Project during Brooklyn 99 tonight. ON FOX! I love Hulu.

B Y E

Bonus: Dick squeeze!

I’m sorry Norman.. kind of.. but don’t stop making those faces, it’s hilarious if you go through a scene frame by frame and find this. X’D I had fun making them. :D

I frightened myself with my noisy reaction to the second pic.Glad I didn’t have a mouthful of liquid! ;D

Even with everything that has happened could you have ever dreamed that Danny Castellano would be so content, and so cuddly and kind and open? He’s snuggled up against her and holding onto her like she’s an anchor. She’s casually comforting him with tiny strokes of her thumb. Who is this guy? It’s amazing.

Every time I see this I remember Annette saying to Mindy that Danny is tough and Mindy replaying that everyone need to be taken care sometimes even Danny, in 3x02. 

Are you trying to make me cry for a thousand years starladymimi? It’s not just  that he’s able to do what with Mindy, to be soft with her - it’s that she knew that about him, and how much he needed it. It’s the genuine care and understanding between these comedy characters that make this my show. 

alittlenutjob  I totally agree with you. Despite being labelled as a comedy show, and so true we laugh our hats off most of the time, these characters have a strong connection and we are seeing them grown at each episode, like this scene, and that is amazing. This combination is what makes for me one of the best show ever. 

Reminds me of this.