eveningsandcoffeespoons:headeyyarchive:The Cavalry.#i kind of love how different all four of these i
eveningsandcoffeespoons:headeyyarchive:The Cavalry.#i kind of love how different all four of these instances are#because the first one is her establishing boundaries with a new team#it’s her laying claim to her identity as /melinda may/ not some empty legend she finds no honor in#and the second - ‘i told you not to call me that’ - is a bit of the same#but tinged with a bit of ‘for god’s sake we’re tied to the cargo hold and /that nickname/’#because she chose this team and they were about to go down with the plane#she wasn’t going to let that happen#but then they show her that she doesn’t /have/ to be the cavalry#they can save each other and save themselves#and after this - even if they might still think of her as that legend#as the cavalry - now they know she is /their/ cavalry and that makes a difference#and the third - phil saw melinda’s face after someone coined that nickname#he knows how much she hates it#and he resolved to always see the person behind the legend#for whatever he lets skye get away with - he draws the line at calling may ‘the cavalry’#and finally#by the time we get to the finale the cavalry legend’s even /worse/ for may#because hydra#and because she doesn’t know if she made that sacrifice in bahrain for nothing#and maybe she can’t do anything about that sacrifice not anymore#but in this moment she can take. them. down.#and they don’t /ever/ get to call her the cavalry#she’s not the cavalry#she’s melinda may#and she’s never going to let them touch any single one of her team (via @regionsofkindness) -- source link