okay.. I try to stay out of any discourse in ol fandom but I wanted to say something- I’ve seen some comments talking about Roger ‘moaning’ in this episode, comparing his trauma to characters such as Jamie, Claire and bree’s to make some justification that he should just-

- ‘get over it’, and I think no matter what your personal opinions or interests are in a character that kind of thinking is horrible. pain and trauma is so subjective; it varies between people, and their reactions to it vary. roger went through a horrific near death experience-

- and his trauma is completely valid. the discussion of suffering and trauma as if it’s some kind of competition is something I’m finding terrible to read. everyone in this show has gone through some kind of trauma, and the show depicts each of it with respect, patience and-

- gravity. all of these experiences are completely valid and it should NOT be a competition for who is the most entitled to trauma, debating over whose suffering is worse so who’s allowed to feel trauma. that line of thinking is just really horrible to me.