characters who are absolutely depraved are fun, but you know what's more fun? characters who start off having deeply held moral beliefs but who become so obsessed with a goal that they compromise some of the most important parts of their beliefs in order to achieve those goals
and they cant turn back because they've gone so far now - if they admit that the ends didn't justify the means, they will have lost their soul for nothing
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DAENERYS TARGARYEN AND MISSANDEI OF NAATH'S RELATIONSHIP IN GAME OF THRONES
“Missandei had seen this woman free people and show her incredible humanity to people. Missandei believed in her and wanted to support her,” [Nathalie] Emmanuel said. “But then in return, Daenerys has this person who knows this world and understands these people, and she obviously seeks her advisement and her expertise on it. As a result, they’ve got this pretty great team.”
Missandei and Daenerys's relationship extend beyond the politics of Westeros — it’s deeply personal. In Season 7, Episode 4, “The Spoils of War,” Missandei had a moment alone with Daenerys and asked if she'd heard from the Unsullied after they were ordered to storm Casterly Rock. Daenerys picked up on Missandei’s sense of urgency about Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson), an Unsullied soldier Missandei has developed a strong affection for. In fact, the two had a romantic encounter before Grey Worm left for Casterly Rock. When asked by Daenerys what happened between them, Missandei coyly replied, “Many things.” Daenerys replies, “Many things?” and the two smirk at each other, leaving the obvious unsaid. [pink gif above]
It’s not uncommon on Game of Thrones for advisers to develop strong bonds with the kings and queens they serve, but Missandei and Daenerys’s relationship is still a unique one; the two can go from discussing war policy to “matters of the heart,” according to Emmanuel.
“The story is mostly about this war and this journey that we’re on with these characters, and so I think these very real moments between Missandei and Daenerys are lovely to see because it reminds us that they’re really just human beings,” she said. “They all have crushes, and it’s an aside from the official business.”
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Portraits of the daughters of Charles Emmanuel III and his second wife, Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg
They were done in 1733, by Louis-Michel van Loo. First is five year old Eleonora in blue, then in gold is Maria Luisa who was four, and last in pink is three year old Maria Felicita.
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House of Fabergé
Manufactured by Henrik Emmanuel Wigstrom.
Nephrite, silver gilt, enamel chalcedony and gold.
Given in 1908 by Emperor Nicholas II of Russia to his cousin King Edward VII to mark their meeting at Reval.
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“In terms of the disrepair of the housing stock, the absence of the state – the absence of anybody – we can’t comprehend it’s possible. These places are literally outside the state. If you call the police as a resident, they will not come.” Setting Marseille slightly apart from other French cities is the proliferation of Kalashnikovs owned by gangs within the estates, a deadly variable that Downing said offers another excuse for police to swerve such places. Rafiq, another teenage Busserine resident, added: “They are happy for Arabs to kill one another – for the police, it’s one less Arab.”
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Un Amant en Or, c'est aussi une playliste, avec tous les morceaux cités dans le roman. De Miss Monique à Sébastien Léger, en passant par Andrew De La Foix, Emmanuel Satie, ou WhoMadeWho... Un roman qui s'écoute avec le casque sur les oreilles ! 😉🥰🧡
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