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[altogetherisi]

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#EGYPT getting rid of their dictator. I am so so impressed and humbled. 18 days of peaceful protests, guys. It's beautiful. I really hope they can build something better now.

THE LATEST EPISODE OF GLEE IS THE BEST ONE EVER. EVER. I loved so so much of it. So much character development. Lauren is epic, I am totally justified in

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[altogetherisi]

I really appreciate how subtle they were with Mini. Opening with her "breakfast" (that can't possibly count as a meal) had me almost whimpering in pity right from the beginning. And the way she has so much pink and frilly and fluffy things, those little lights around her room - normally I'd expect that to annoy me, but it just brought home to me a sense of here is an emotionally young girl desperately trying to project a maturity and confidence she utterly lacks. All her photos were of her and Nick, and I couldn't help but think, if she didn't have him, and those photos, what would she have? I mean, clearly she is desperately clinging to him, and to the relationship she has basically made up between them if they've actually only been seeing each other for, what, a month? Which ok, is weird, but again I'm staggered by the insecurity. I was practically begging her to just say "I'm not ready for sex" or straight up "I don't want to sleep with you". God. So many emotions. No wonder she is so desperate for control over others if she feels so incredibly insecure and unsure of her own worth. Poor thing.

And that shot at the end, with her mum? I felt that she really didn't want to become her mum. And there they were, together, the same. Gutting.

I don't think Nick's that bad actually. I mean, I know he cheated, and to some extent he did pressure Mini into sex, which are both rather shitty. But I felt like if Mini had honestly just been able to say honestly that she wasn't ready for sex yet then he would have respected that. Even if he had have wanted to break up with her, I don't think he would have been that bad about it, and would still have been a friend to her, which she clearly really needs, more than a baffled boyfriend at any rate. I certainly don't think he would have pressured her to have sex with him after she'd explained she didn't want to, if only she had. He seemed like he did care about her, though he was understandably baffled by her confusing and changeable behaviour.

It'll be cool to see Liv's episode, especially now we know she isn't always laid back and relaxed.

Thanks for the rec, I'll check them out! :)

[elixer_of_life]

I agree, I was glad to see the layers of Mini's character and how complex her life was. The breakfast made me so so sad, and I was actually genuinely shocked to find out that she'd only been going out with Nick for a month. It seems hardly enough time to have all those photos and everything. And the way she kept pushing everyone away, convinced that Nick was the only person who really cared, when the people she was pushing away were her best friends. The bit that really hit me was when she went home and started chucking on the fake tan and doing her hair, because it felt so self destructive.

I'm still not keen on Nick - he just seemed like he wasn't as invested in the relationship as Mini, although I do feel as though he might have been more understanding than Mini thought he would be if she'd told him everything. But still, he was a bit pushy and he had sex with Mini's best friend and he kind of acted like he couldn't be bothered with the hassle of the relationship once he found out how complicated Mini was.

Liv's ep looks scary - mysterious hot guy looks like he's dangerous.