tyler deserved better

March 19, 2018 — Gallery — Leave a comment

lockwoodmusings:

candyumbrella:

#I just really really love the coherency and cohesiveness of tyler’s narrative#the clarity of his POV and how dynamic his story is#like he may have been shafted in terms of screentime but his arc is a thing of beauty#how he starts off with no control over himself at all. no autonomy. so much so that he’s fine with surrendering completely to klaus#even with the sire bond. because like he says to caroline. he’s never had any true control before. so what’s the difference#as far as tyler’s concerned whether it’s the full moon or klaus or his father it’s the same thing in the end#it’s only through exploring the sire bond that tyler begins to realize the value of agency and free will#and realize that he can’t claim agency just by really wanting it. by declaring that he’s not. hurting. CAROLINE.#caroline can’t save him. and his love for her can’t save him either. he has to save himself#and it makes sense that at first tyler can’t save himself FOR himself; that he does it for caroline#because he’s not there yet. it’s only AFTER he’s broken the sire bond and truly become free#that he can stand up for himself in his own right (‘You didn’t give a damn about me.’ ‘It was a long time coming.’)#and it’s as a result of all this that tyler’s worldview broadens. and that leads seamlessly into his S4 story#there’s a crystal clear PROGRESSION there in tyler as a person that’s illustrated so perfectly by this gifset#you can SEE him grow and evolve from one frame to the next and it’s GR10#tyler lockwood #tyler and klaus

Although thing to note: the moment he becomes free is the moment the writers decided that he was if no use to them. He gets shafted for screen time AFTER he gains his autonomy. And I can’t help but notice how this correlates with how POC’s are treated on this show because if they aren’t serving someone they expire real quick.

You know, I had the weirdest realization about TVD. The character who had the most/best development is Tyler Lockwood and it’s a shame that he was pushed off screen for most of it due to Klaroline/Caroline.

January 6, 2018 — Leave a comment

myst-l-vie:

leianaberrie:

It burns me that Tyler was murdered. He was a brilliant character, despite the shows constant efforts to humiliate him as a prop for the White men – Klaus, Stefan, Damon. TVD as a whole is an example of how brilliant story ideas were wasted by petty bigotry.

Tyler was one of those characters that I never expected to ever like. But, oh my god, his story and development was unbelievable! I had more sympathy for Tyler than any other (major) male character on this show! And Michael Trevino was fantastic, in my opinion. 

I stopped watching the show around season 5-ish so I didn’t see Tyler get killed. But the worst part is, I wasn’t shocked. I was pissed off but not shocked. 

I find it funny with how much time the spent on redemption stories for both Damon and Stefan, the I’m assuming accidentally, has the perfect in staring them right in the face with Tyler. Seriously the progression from being a near rapist, and “mother” fucker to a character who was so compassionate that when he saw an injustice such as with Klaus’ hybrids, he not only spoke out about it but did something. Trevino got one thing right in the TVD Forever special. Tyler is someone who has strong convictions and sticks with them. I don’t get how that translates to dying for Damon, but it’s spot on about his character.

You know, I had the weirdest realization about TVD. The character who had the most/best development is Tyler Lockwood and it’s a shame that he was pushed off screen for most of it due to Klaroline/Caroline.

January 6, 2018 — Leave a comment

leianaberrie:

It burns me that Tyler was murdered. He was a brilliant character, despite the shows constant efforts to humiliate him as a prop for the White men – Klaus, Stefan, Damon. TVD as a whole is an example of how brilliant story ideas were wasted by petty bigotry.

Both Bonnie and Tyler got screwed over in almost the exact same ways and it’s no coincidence as to why.

December 2, 2017 — Leave a comment

isys777:

Ok ok ok ok

So I’ve suddenly been hit with Bonnie/Tyler feels ok?

And I’m saying this in the bamon tag because hello bamily I’m incapable of not posting TVD stuff here even if it has nothing to do with Bonnie or Damon

But anyway, let’s go back to Tyler in the last episode oh baby

Poor thing has been shat on and trampled on over and over again

His family’s dead

His ‘one love/soul mate’ slept with the ass hole that the shit came out of

I mean, the only person who’s got it as bad as him is Bonnie

Now, I wish I could say she’s handling it well, better than him

But people are like completely forgetting the fact that he is completely justified because they have rose tinted Klaroline shipper glasses on and I’m sitting reading the posts wondering if their asses are jealous of the shit that comes out of their mouths

So as a Bonnie stan and someone who is so angry at the writers for forgetting how to write her characters, let me just say that I’d have Tyler’s reaction to his shitty life over Bonnie’s reaction to her shitty life any day.

ANY DAY

Tyler is pretty much done with everyone except Matt because Matt is an angel and a perfect little all american blonde haired blue eyed sweetheart.

And BONNIE SHOULD BE DONE WITH EVERYONE THEY RUINED HER LIFE

Tyler has given enough to the people so if he wants to be in a pit of sadness in his big ass house and not give a damn about what everyone is going through then he has the right

And I don’t want Bonnie sad, I mean don’t get me wrong. Sad Bonnie makes me sad, but who would be ok with what Bonnie has gone through? I mean Jesus fuck at least make it believable! She screams at her dad’s death and that’s the last we see about it

Seriously?

So Bonnie should be more done with the Gilberts and more realistic with her grieving and then her and Tyler should be besties or lovers and have hot sex soon because I ship Bonnie with the fucking sky

I need this

GOD I need this

It’s sad how relevant this still is to their stories in the end.

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This is how fucked up I just realized TVD is: Tyler for all intents and purposes is white, but the actor is a POC and yet even he couldn’t be treated equal to his white counterparts. He was often disregarded and sent off until he could be used as a plot device (much like Bonnie) and ended up with imo the most disrespectful death where no one cared. He was only treated a little better than other POC by at least not being treated as undesirable had character development it just didn’t mean much.

August 1, 2017 — Leave a comment

dontbeallupinmyfriesdawg:

^^^^