episode 1 of the jenny-anna taylor jurdan collab series YIPPEE (that's a mouthful we'll need to find a better name)
@viivdle did cardan's pov in two parts (linked at the bottom of this post) and i did jude's here
today’s topic: dancing with our hands tied (jurdan’s version)
“i, i loved you in secret” = jude didn’t tell a single soul that she had feelings for cardan
“first sight, yeah we love without reason” = after their first kiss she was super confused and didn’t understand why she was growing feeling for him, hence the ‘without reason’
“oh, 25 years old” = they weren’t 25, but they were very young so this could mean how literally the fate of the land fae was thrust into the hands of ‘kids’ (18?? 19??)
“oh, how were you to know, my love had been frozen. deep blue but you painted me golden” = in tcp jude clearly states that she is not interested in marrying or has feelings for anyone, but cardan kickstarted those feelings, clearly
“oh, and you held me close” = she was around cardan a lot, he kept her close to stead as seneschal and whatnot
“i could’ve spent forever with your hands in my pockets” = this could refer to the way cardan was slowly becoming more spy-like, learning from the roach (‘hands in my pockets’ = him stealing stuff, like her heart)
“picture of your face in an invisible locket” = 1) this is elfhame, so invisible lockets are totally normal, and 2) this could also mean how cardan was always on jude’s mind, like when he turned into a serpent she still imagined him sitting there, giving her pointers in his own sarcastic way
“you said there was nothing in the world that could stop it, i had a bad feeling” = the way when jude was seneschal, cardan would always say things like ‘what a shame not one of them knows who their real ruler is’ and jude always feeling like this power could slip out of her grasp soon
“and darling, you had turned my bed into a sacred oasis” = smirk (sorry) basically this could be about when jude and cardan did something together and agreed on it, it was a rare moment, making it 'sacred'
“people starting talking putting us through our paces” = there’s lots of whispering in courts like elfhame’s and jurdan was definitely affected by them
“i knew there was no one in the world who could take it, i had a bad feeling” = jude crowned cardan against his will, and she had to bear so many responsibilities, so again she felt like the power could fall from her anytime soon
“but we were dancing, dancing with our hands tied, hands tied” = even though she was seneschal, jude felt powerless in many ways, frustrated that she couldn’t control cardan, hence the ‘hands tied’
“yeah we were dancing, like it was the first time, first time” = jude and cardan kept repressing their feelings for each other, and then whenever they felt something/did something, they were always surprised (‘like it was the first time’ = signaling even though they did it before, they were still shocked, like the first time they did it)
(skipping the rest of the chorus, it’s basically a repeat)
“i, i loved you in spite of, deep fears that the world would divide us” = painfully obvious, a mortal and a faerie?? jude duarte and the beloved high king of elfhame?? not even in your wildest dreams, right?
“so baby can we dance, through an avalanche” = jurdan has been through a LOT together, this somewhat symbolizes that
“and say, say that we got it, i’m a mess but i'm the mess that you wanted” = do i even have to say it? jude i-poison-myself-every-day-and-made-a-deal-with-prince-dain-who-made-me-stab-clean-through-my-hand-plus-i-did-a-shit-ton-of-other-insane-things duarte, and cardan is head over heels for this woman
“oh, cause it’s gravity, keeping you with me” = its so hard to keep cardan under her thumb, and also unbelievable he would do it on his own accord. this could also work romantically, its crazy to her that cardan actually loves her
(skipping the chorus cuz i already did it above)
“i’d kiss you as the lights went out, swaying as the room burned down. i’d hold you as the water rushes in, if i could dance with you again” = symbolizes the time when cardan was a serpent, jude didn’t care which type of cardan he would be, what would happen, or anything else, she just wanted him next to her again. girlie was highkey desperate
(the rest of the song is basically the chorus)
wow thank you for reading until here *bows*
sorry if its shallow jenny is the better analyzer between us two 🙏
cardan's pov part 1
cardan's pov part 2
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It’s interesting that after the PC leaves Dinodas at the base of the stairs, the scary story visions stop, and instead are replaced with these:
Which of course have the primary purpose of communicating that something’s not right here, but! I think it indicates that it’s Dinodas, and not the PC, who’s thinking about those scary stories, which makes sense. Dinodas, after all, has never been outside of the Shire, so scary stories like that are likely his primary window into horrifying things. But Dinodas isn’t with you now. These images are pulled from the PC’s mind... and the PC has very much been outside the Shire.
The first one doesn’t mean much to me. It’s unsettling, but if it’s referencing something specific in the game it’s not something I can think of. The second one, though, is Minas Tirith -- and not just any shot of Minas Tirith. It’s Minas Tirith under a cloudy sky, immediately calling to mind Minas Tirith before the battle of the Pelennor Fields. Given what happened to the PC in Minas Tirith immediately before that battle (not to mention the battle itself), I think it’s pretty safe to say that the Skulking Ire is definitely tapping into traumatizing memories for the people it’s targeting.
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My summary of Agents of Shield seasons after I finish each one <3
Season 1:
Family!!! Betrayal?! Fuck you.
Season 2:
You have some trauma! And you have some trauma! Everyone gets some trauma!
Season 3:
Anyone who didn't have trauma then now has trauma and anyone who did has more trauma now :)
Season 4:
Some extra trauma + robot shit + the literal devil????
Season 5:
Trauma but make it space, also the bus kid's friendship has been shot dead, I've been shot dead, please pay for my therapy
Season 6:
Skimmons: Marriage to Divorce in 3 episodes, Fitz-Simmons: Psychotic Soulmates. Pain: Evil Coulson edition.
Season 7:
Time Travel shenanigan's, who knew happy endings could hurt this much.
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