Them !!

Im convinced that Toni and Shelby left each other on bad terms before they where rescued off of the island. The experiment was said to run on for three months so they still had a good chunk of time to spend together on the island. The three specific moments that made me think that their releationship is sort of rocky at the time of rescue is:

This one:

I wonder if Toni was actually refrencing her releationship with Shelby rather than the one she had with Reagan? Maybe she had hoped that what happened with Reagan wouldnt happen with Shelby? She seems sad in this moment..so maybe something happened that would make them end their releationship, or it at least it be pretty strained at that time. 

this one:

Since each of the girls are retelling the events of what happened on the island and not what got them there (So shelby in that moment wasnt talking about the the backround story we where being shown). This made me believe that she is refrencing Toni rather than her friend Becca. 

And finally

It was mostly the tone of Shelbys voice that makes me think that something really did happen. She sort of said it in an angry way? I wonder why she said it in such an annoyed way when refrencing a girl that she has been with presumably for almost 3 months.

I might be looking into this too much, but I couldnt help noticing it I guess. Curious to know what y’all think.

*edit* Btw im obsssed with this ship and i desperatly want to be proven wrong 

I wonder how the gang will react when they find out Shelby is a raging homosexual

I noticed on Erana and Mias live the “do you listen to girl in red” question came up. The two sorta just skipped over the question. I think people need to respect boundaries, especially when It comes to actors who play LGBT characters. We don’t know them, and what they are comfortable with sharing. If Mia and Erana feel comfortable with talking about that to their audience then they will, on their own terms. I’m not saying this to shit on other the wilds fans, I love this community that has been created. It’s okay to be curious, but let’s not put actors on the spot like that.

Thanks guys :)

Toni and Shelby saw food to take back to their starving friends and decided to be horny instead.

I finished The wilds a few days ago and..

I have SO MANY questions!! Like:

-Where tf is Nora? Did she die trying to save Rachel? We have yet to see her in present time. Rachel also talks about her in the past tense? I really hope not she is such a cool character.

- The boy island? Like I really hope they aren’t the focus of next season cuz i love the girls, but I still wanna know a little about them

- Why is Shelbys head shaved? Like I get that it was matted and she did give herself a bad cut but was it bad enough for it to be completely shaved? I’m into it tho she looks so metal haha

- Also Shelbys leg? It’s a little less important than my other questions but I’m curious why she is on crutches.

- Did something happen between Toni and Sheby? When she was being interviewed Shelby asked to see “her” (leah) when the interviewers asked if she meant Toni she said “not her” in a sorta angry way?

- Was the experiment branded as different things to each of the girls? Like maybe for Shelbys parents it was advertised as a conversion camp?

-Did Shelby purposefully eat something that would make her go into anaphylactic shock? So that would distract the guards/ everyone in on the study so Leah can escape/ find out as much as she can?

- Are the girls really safe? Every one of the people who where hired for this experiment seems to be not working oficially. Nobody knows about this experiment. So how far could they go to get the result they want?

- How much do their parents know about this experiment? Are they in on it?

- Was blackmail being gathered against the girls? I think I remember one of the interviewers going through Martha’s file and finding out that she purged herself on the stand. And it was said it could be “used”

-How long after the shark attack where the girls on the island? Was this like the beginning of the tragic events that occurred on the Island? Leahs interviewers said after her freak out with Shelby that it was just before every bad thing on the island transpires. I imagine it all happens pretty quick afterwards.

- And finally, will the girls try to escape again? Maybe they will end up in the wilderness once again seeming the facility they where staying in was said to be on another island.

That is all, I’m curious what you guys think :)

My interpretation of Toni and Shelbys relationship.

I am re-watching the wilds and I wanna talk about a few things I missed in my first viewing. 

Toni

Starting off in episode one, which I think a lot of us picked up on the gay vibe from both of them, was Tonis front with shelby at the beginning of the show. All talk, and takes no shit. But you can spot her flustered moment easily when Shelby puts her hands on her shoulders and when she begins to sing (while she pees yes lol) But you can just SEE IT on her face. This quickly subsides though as not long after Toni lets a tree branch fly back in her face.

The writers also try confuse you and make you think the reason why Toni  dislikes Shelby so much (at least untill episode 6 before the homophobia) is becuase of her possibly stealing her best friend away. Which of course played a part in it too.

The scenes of her looking at Martha and shelby was a common 0occurrence. You notice though, in most scenes how Martha is sort of out focus and in the backround while shelby takes up most of the shot. Indicating that shelby is the person Tonis gaze is fixed on.

I think the reason why Toni so strongly disliked Shelby in the beginning  is becuase she found herself attracted to her, which she obviously didnt like. With shelby having this happy go lucky optimistic front, and all the jesus talk really clashed with her pretty pesimistic personality. Not to mention how Toni thinks Shelby is extreamly privileged,which in a lot of aspects of her life she is. Considerably more after you find out Tonis backstory. So with that knowledge of her backround you could see why she would assume her life is better than hers. I mean she is a rich white girl from texas, so her assumption wasnt unreasonable. To Toni the idea of liking someone like Shelby is unexpected for her, so she does as much as possible to push her away. Explaining why she was pretty rude to her for the first half of the series. 

Along with Shelbys little “westburo baptist” moment Toni got pretty angry (rightly so) and this probably solidified the irationality of thease feelings she had for Shelby. Giving her even more of a reason to dislike her.

 Despite this Toni finds it in herself to try cheer her up when the two run into each other in the woods after Shelbys biggest insecurity is revealed by leahs theories. Tonis feelings for Shelby are on view a little bit here. Beforehand she barely could interact with her without expressing her dislike for Shelby.

 Though the mood shifts again after Shelby brings up the subject of her views on being gay.

Right up until shelby kisses her, Toni outwardly berates Shelby on how medieval her veiws are, and what a priveleged life she leads. She tells her on this island they are free, and Shelby takes this opportunity to show who she really is.

The kiss the two share as we all saw was in no way one sided, Toni does kiss her back. Obvioiusly this shocks Toni, as well as shelby herself. WIth shelby running off as she tries to escape what she just did with a girl who she thought hated her.

You immideatly see Toni run after her. Her feelings for this girl who Toni thought hated who she was where reciprocated. In this moment her whole attitude towards Shelby changes as she begins to understand why she is the way she is.

Shelby

Shelbys sexuality was pretty obvious to many of the LGBT viewers, we have all been there, obviously not the religious cult part, but putting up a front, hiding who we are. So it was easy to tell that she was gay from the beggining. Its also pretty common in the media to portray a closeted LGBT person like this. The question was how the writers where going to go about revealing the fact that she is gay.

You notice Shelbys attempts to be friendly towards Toni pretty early on with inviting her out to the first exhibition. Of course we all know it ends with her getting a branch to the face. But when questioned about the cut on her temple, she doesnt reveal that Toni was the one who caused it. 

Though as we all know as Shelby begins to become friends with Martha, Toni becomes increasingly more hostile towards her. Probably shattering the hopes of being friends. So we see less of Shelbys perspective of the relestionship between the two from her, and more from Toni. The two become pretty bitter with each other after the shelter building contest, the tension rising pretty quickly, although it seems that Toni is always the one who initiates the fights they have. Even after Toni destroys the hut and storms off, Shelby goes to find her and still tries to have a friendly conversation, possibly she went to comfort her, but of course we know from watching Toni interact with those around her she only initates in deep conversation with those she trusts, and the weird feelings she has for Shelby probably didnt help. 

Fast forward to episode six and Shelby has her little moment when the others are joking around with the shellfish. Of course this one isnt as subtle as previous scenes but it shows Shelbys internalized homophobia.The gestures Toni demonstrated made her uncomfortable becuase she knew thats who she was, the idea of being gay freaked her out, so she did the only thing to stop it. To lash out and reveal how she truely felt about herself. She proably never intended on revealing this, becuase really she doesnt hate the fact that Toni is gay. She hated the fact that she is gay herself. This probably shattered any hope of frienship with Toni after this incedent. (She also mentioned to martha afterwards that she knew it would happen, this revealation pushed everyone away from her considerably for the rest of the season)

When everyone begins to get sick, we see Shelby desperatly trying to prove to everyone and Toni that, she doesnt hate her. Ofcourse we knew by now that the two felt something for each other. In a way this was Shelbys feelings acting out. Her romantic feelings yes, but mostly guilt.Ignoring the others offers to let them give her the pill, instead she desperatly overcomes Tonis pride. Making her take the pill  forcably, so that she would stay alive.

Just before the two share their first kiss, shelby finally opens up about how miserable she finds her life. Toni as we know with a troubled backround claims that she cant “out sad” her. The only thing that Toni has that Shelby doesnt is freedom. Toni seeing the solution around them points out she is more free than ever and that moment you see the contemplation in her face, you can almost see whats going on in her mind just before she leans in and impulsively kisses Toni.

She then runs, obviously horrified with herself. The immeanse internalised homohpbia making her feel ashamed for following her heart.

I honestly loved watching this couple come together, their chemistry and writing was great and super intriuging to watch. I am glad a rewatched it again, there was a few things I missed out on in the first veiwing becuase i was too busy chanting “kiss! kiss! kiss!” everytime they appeared on screen together. This is completley my interpretation of their releationship and how the scenes are done, I honestly could be completley wrong and they are as they are shown to be on the surface. I just really enjoy delving deep into the motives and feelings of characters I enjoy watching. :)

*Edit* My apologies if this is written bad! At the time when I wrote this I was extremely tired. I hadn’t slept the night before and I was just back from a full day of school.

God I love enemies to lovers

Shelby: So Martha how was school?

Martha: Some guy pushed me over

Shelby: Did you push him back?

Martha: No he’s bigger than me

Shelby: Toni?

Toni: I’m on it.