"I am pleased to see you.”
“And I am pleased to see you, Revered Daughter,” he said in that mocking voice that grated on her nerves. “But my name is not Raistlin.”
She stared at him, flushing even more now in her embarrassment. “Forgive me,” she said, looking intently at his face, “but you reminded me strongly of someone I know— once knew.”
“Perhaps this will clear up the mystery,” he said softly. “My name, to those around here, is Fistandantilus.”
Crysania shivered involuntarily, the lights in the room seemed to darken. “No,” she said, shaking her head slowly, “that cannot be! You came back ... to learn from him!”
“I came back to become him,” Raistlin replied.
“But... I’ve heard stories. He’s evil, foul—” She drew away from Raistlin, her gaze fixed on him in horror.
“The evil is no more,” Raistlin replied. “He is dead.”
“You?” The word was a whisper.
“He would have killed me, Crysania,” Raistlin said simply, “as he has murdered countless others. It was my life or his.”
“We have exchanged one evil for another,” Crysania answered in a sad, hopeless voice. She turned away.
I am losing her! Raistlin realized instantly.
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incomplete list of things that destroyed me today:
maxim's raistlin. his mage is a ball of bitterness and determination which only heightens the sense of tragedy — for this raistlin there's no other ending but "the lord of nothing". i also feel like this raistlin is played like a smartest raistlin because he gets so, so frustrated every time he has to explain something. in "by takhisis, i'm surrounded by idiots" kind of way.
irina's crysania. she's the softest. most naive priestess i've seen, and it was so heartbreaking to watch her completely shatter in istar scenes.
(and the most forceful raistlin and most gentle crysania were fascinating together)
DALAMAR. he was amazing? wonderful? extra charismatic?? 1000/10 the dark elf we love? i also loved how much of a performer he was today. this dalamar enjoyed every minute of playing conclave like a fiddle. and the way his demeanor changed completely every time he shared a scene with raistlin? delicious.
caramon broke my heart. the end.
no, not the end. THE SCENES. so many wonderful interactions.
literally one of the first phrases was "shalafi?", and during the meeting in the temple dalamar and crysania simultaneously reached for raistlin while he was coughing on the floor....
then the tavern, and bonus tika and dalamar interaction?? priceless, i love it. they were very snarky.
also, caramon kneeling before his magnificent wife? as he should.
raistlin treated crysania like she was made of glass during "the prosecutor", and i really liked it! or maybe i'm used to other mages just dragging their priestesses in less gentle manner.
"the temptation by compassion" hit really hard BECAUSE this crysania was the softest. someone hug her, please?
THE ARENA. caramon's "what the hell are you?" after the minotaur had appeared was priceless. and raistlin was anxiously fiddling with his fingers, see, he loves caramon, and gets angry with himself for that, and takes that out on his brother. get this mage some therapy.
the group hug during the fall of istar was hearwarming and painful at the same time. we can't have nice things, right, raistlin?
also, ALSO. maxim and ksenia (as takhisis) sounded eerily similar when they were sarcastic. "isn't that just the echo of her words", hmmm?
then the childhood of the mage which was fantastic because raistlin was ANGRY.
"sedution" was so soft. and i've counted three raistlin and crysania kisses in the show!
"the lullaby" shattered my heart. it's interesting choice to have caramon sing it to raistlin's mantle because the brother he grew up with isn't here anymore. it's over.
(crysania sang her oath to raistlin's mantle too which is fascinating? she binds herself to the idea of raistlin that's in her head, not the real man.)
THE TRIAL BY FIRE WAS THE BEST SCENE. so many amazing little moments. raistlin, who started singing it very professionallyTM, turning to crysania the moment she laid her hand on his cheek and just going with it?? wow. AND THE KISS.
etherius's abyss is the most terrifying version of it, fight me.
(and maxim looked very small there, GIVE THE MAGE A HUG)
"the denial" was heartbreaking and inevitable. the only possible conclusion for this raistlin. the vocals on "the price is not too high!" though? you had to hear it.
and the final eight lines of "the lord of nothing" (after raistlin dropped on his knees) looked visually stunning from the audience perspective.
in conclusion, i'm so very not normal about them.
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