GMW 2.08 Shawn & Angela (1/2) [logoless]

[@breanamiller8634]

“Thoughts I stay in the Shawngela tag on and I keep seeing posts by fans saying they love Shawn and Shawngela, and how he deserves better. And that’s true, but let’s not forget about Angela, and what the writers did to her. To be honest, Shawn got the better end of the deal here. I mean sure he’s stuck in a terrible storyline playing Rent-a-Dad to Maya. Being forced to into a romance with Katy for Maya’s sake, but Rider can come on the show and be lovable Uncle Shawn. Trina can’t do that because entire character slandered episodes before she came on the show. In Master Plan upon hearing how Shawn fell for Angela, going through her purse, Riley and Maya go on to say things like, “You fell in love with a concept,” and “It was doomed from the start”; said by kids who have no idea what they’re talking about. That’s not even how it happened. Yeah, he fell for the the “mystery girl” from what was in her purse but that’s not how he fell for Angela. He fell for her after they already dated. They had broken up and Shawn didn’t realize what they had until Cory and Topanga told him to open his eyes to what was already in front of him. Riley and Maya’s words were meant to sound insightful and probably would’ve if it weren’t an opinions based on lies. Next, the audience is lead to believe that one day Angela just up and left Shawn. He tried to make the relationship work but she just added on to the list of people that left him, adding more pain to his life. Lies the writers told. That is not how it happened. Angela left for a reason, and Shawn knew why. In fact, even though it was hard for him, he knew it was what she needed, and eventually accepted that she had to go. She didn’t mysteriously leave Shawn in the middle of the night. She went to go be with her father for a year to make up for lost time. Notice how I said she was only supposed to be gone for a year? Instead the writers left that point out. They ignored it completely. “We were supposed to be the next Cory and Topanga,” Shawn goes on to say which was bullshit. Yeah, they had their moment in the beginning of their relationship where the wanted to be like Cory and Topanga, but as they grew they knew they couldn’t be and that, that was ok. Besides no matter what went down most if not all of the BMW audience did not see them as Cory and Topanga 2.0. Corpanga and Shawngela were two very different couples. Angela and Shawn both had very difficult backgrounds, their childhoods weren’t the best, they met each other later on in life, they were two people of two very different cultures coming together and finding happiness in each other. So, why would you think all these years later we would be all like, “Yeah, I get what the writers were saying. Angela and Shawn were a great couple back then, but they’re no Cory and Topanga. They made a great point?” Lets not ignore how all the other BMW cast who came back were treated compared to Angela. Eric is the kooky, but smart lovable uncle; rightfully so. Shawn though his introduction was rough but he’s lovable uncle Shawn now; again nothing wrong. Turner, though we haven’t seen him since season three, is uncle Turner and comes to dinner every Sunday. Minkus, who we haven’t seen since season three, I believe. And that one time in season six, he’s not only the father of Farkle who is the main character’s closest friends. He’s also a close friend of Cory and Topanga. Even Minkus’ wife was treated better than Angela, and she was the villain in the only episode of BMW she was in. They’re written in way way were they’re supposed to be loved if not that then at least liked. When Angela’s makes her debut in Hurricane right before she comes on screen she described by Cory describes her to Shawn as someone who could make him go from, “My life is going pretty good right now to AHh!” as one last jab at her before she makes it on the show. As if her name hasn’t even been dragged threw the dirt enough already. All this happened around Angela character and she hasn’t even been on screen yet. This did not happen to any of the other characters. So, now when Angela finally does make her way graciously on screen she met with an angry Cory asking why she left his BFF Shawn as if he didn’t know, or he didn’t know her at all. She is met with an very upset Maya looking like someone kicked her puppy. She’s met with a very condemning Riley, ready to slay the vicious dragon and has come to ruin the lives of everyone she loves. She doesn’t even get a scene with her Topanga, her former best friend. It’s not even mentioned in the Master Plan, where her name first came up, or the episode she in that her and Topanga were best friends. I’m not even going to go into the part where she asks Shawn if she should have kids with her husband. Because apparently she married now. And even though she hasn’t talked to him in fifteen years she tracks him down because he’s the only one who she can have this talk with. What? Did the writers even try with this one. It gets worse. After Angela and Shawn have their talk Angela says out of her own mouth to Shawn “Let what we had prepare you for-” some more bad storytelling. I honestly don’t know what she said after that because again… what? Angela says this kisses Shawn goodbye and tells Shawn to be with Maya and Katy cause where he’s meant to be. And just like that Angela Moore’s entire character was just a lesson for Shawn. Angela Moore’s character’s story was never really going to be told. Her only purpose in all the episode of BMW she was in was to further Shawn’s life and prepare him for better things ahead. And that’s what really pisses me off. Too often we see this type of writing is way to common in black character’s stories. Black characters are not just a lesson. Black characters are not here to make white character’s lives better, or to show them the way. We are people and we have our own lives and our stories deserve to be told. But Angela’s entire character defiled episodes before her arrival. She was portrayed as the woman that flaked out on Shawn for no reason, just like everyone else in his life. She was portrayed as someone who could potentially ruin a poor child’s hope for a family and possibly better future. She was portrayed as the villain of the week the episode she was in. Which was gross. She didn’t deserve any of that. She should’ve been Aunt Angela. She should’ve been able to be loved and adored by the new audience. She wasn’t even given a chance. It was horrible the way the writers treated her in their narrative. They completely trashed her, they lied about her, the shoved her away for Shawn, they shoved her away for Katy, the shoved her Maya and even Riley. She was a main character in BMW, so there’s no way she should’ve treated the way she was. It was disgusting. Riley said in one episode she, “Knows all the stories.” So, how come she didn’t know about Angela? Angela was the first girl Topanga could call her best friend. She was a bridesmaid at Topanga’s wedding. Angela was Shawn’s first real relationship. They loved and cared about each other so much. Shawn even said he could tell her things he couldn’t tell Cory. Angela was Cory’s close friend. They’ve known each other from high school through college. She along with Shawn and Topanga once moved there schedules around so Cory wouldn’t fail his first semester of college. Her mom left her and her dad when she was young. Her dad was in the military so she didn’t see him much. She left to be with her dad for a year to get make up for lost time. Shawn knew this and even though he was distressed he agreed that she should go. Angela didn’t say goodbye to Shawn before she left, she said I love you. She thought there was a chance for them to come back together. Angela deserved better. She deserved WAAAAAAY better. I can’t stress that enough.” By: @Im-hooked-on-all-these-feelings on Tumblr

[@Black_pearl_adrift]

HOLY hell I needed that rant

[@BlackClover2241]

Totally couldn't have been stressed enough

[@justrollwithjesus]

Do you really typed all that?

[@breanamiller8634]

@@justrollwithjesus No... If you actually looked at the comment you would know it was a repost from another site.

[@aviraes]

THIS. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS.

[@24Ops]

I thought it was very odd there were no tapanga & Angela scenes.