Dude, Ava was making me so mad in the beginning of season 2
So, the first thing that I want to say is, 9 times out of 10, when Deb and Ava are fighting about something, I'm on Ava's side.
I think her values are better, her intentions are (usually) better, and overall I just identify with her vibe and the way she does things a lot more.
I don't even think she was that out of line for emailing the Bitch PM people. I mean, that was wrong--really wrong. But Deborah had done so many wrong things to her by that point, plus everything she was going through with her father, it's kind of understandable.
I mean...you shouldn't respond to toxicity with toxicity. The correct response to being in a toxic situation is to remove yourself from it. And tbh, Deb technically assaulted her, but personally I'd rather get slapped by some old lady than have somebody I trusted leak all my worst secrets to people who'd use them against me.
But we're all human, and these things happen. These emotional highs and lows that they go through is part of what makes Ava and Deb's partnership so enthralling.
Here's the part that made me angry:
First of all, Ava really had no reason to tell Deb about it when she did. Jimmy moved Kayla and Earth to get that letter squashed, and telling Deborah about it only hurt her. I felt like that was more about Ava trying to deal with her own guilt than doing the right thing by Deborah.
But the part that really, really fucking frustrates me, is the way she's acting afterwards. Where she keeps explaining to every new person she meets how she's, like, on her 'redemption arc' now. Weed, the bartender on the cruise ship, the cellphone salesman who looks like the guy from Green Day. And everyone responds with a different version 'I don't care, that doesn't mean anything to me.'
I hate it when people do this shit where they tell everyone that they're being better, instead of just being better and letting everyone see as you live.
If anything, the performative bullshit actually causes problems, because her flip-phone can't get picture messages, or her non-alcoholic drinks are taking up room in the fridge.
I honestly found it so satisfying when she was in the middle of explaining her fucking Kambucha, and Deborah takes it from her and just whips it out the window 😂😭
For the record, I love Ava, I love this show, I hate that I'm almost finished with it