I watch Blood of Zeus for The Plot.
The Plot (spoilers for season 2, CW: blood and injury):
Seraphim is just so beautiful.
Whoever made this scene did it for us. Bless them.
Hades pre-Kratos just... incredible. I don't get why they went with the weird fanart present version when this was right there, but at least we got pre-Kratos look for a bit (yes, I get it's meant to show what living in the Underworld does to you, but idk, Persephone, Zagreus, and Melinoe look fine?).
Realizing Apollo is kind of like Greek Ambrosius Goldenloin and I am sitting with that.
He's just so beautiful. And canonically bisexual/pansexual.
They just did this. For us. Human!Seraphim so beautiful. All Seraphims welcome in this house.
He's just pretty. And lovely when conflicted.
I also really love that they show he's good at combat (at least when the opponent is Dionysus, I guess). He's pretty but he's also a warrior, and not afraid to get dirty and bloody.
I just like when Heron and Seraphim interact. It's just nice. They had an interesting dynamic in season 1, and they also have a fun one in season 2. It's rare because they have so little of the story actually in the same space - though they get a lot of one entire episode together this season - but it's nice when it pops up.
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It's kind of impressive how good Astarion is at primping when he can't see his own reflection. Like, he's vain, sure -- he has to be, to lure people back to Cazador. A pretty face is much more likely to draw people in, especially with his particular skill set. But...
All those years hunting for Cazador. Dolling himself up just to trap some poor fool in a tavern or a seedy back alley. His appearance always perfectly put together and beautiful.
Did the other spawn help get ready? There certainly seemed to be no love lost between them, especially for Astarion, but... Did they act as each others' mirrors, helping to style hair and apply make up? Did they help each other, in as much as they could, at least where it came to drawing in victims? Each consigned to the same fate, did they offer each other that smallest kindness of a brush run through hair?
Or did Astarion learn alone in the dark, to slick back his hair and hide his bruises? Is that why he's so put together at the start of the game, when you ought to be at your worst, injured and lost in the wreckage of your life? Practice?
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I am losing my mind at this blog
this, this is peak art
I really mean it
it's honestly so amazing and layered, taking a game about fixing up homes, cleaning them up, making them attractive and sellable
then purposefully doing the opposite to create dirty, lived in spaces is such a raw thing to do
gosh that's amazing
YOU GET IT 🧡 and thank you for your kind words :)
playing the sims ive always been a builder babe, and i loved house flipper 1 but neither of those games really let me create the interiors i actually find interesting.
the trash generator and dirt/stain painting tools are very straightforward, but combined with the overhauled build mechanics they give me just the right combination of complexity and limitations to finally let me try to replicate the aura or atmosphere these spaces carry! everything from the choice of furniture to the wear and tear and even the framing of the photos themselves tell a story and its a fun challenge to push the engine and see how close i can get.
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