#darkest hour

[flowersforfrancis]

The sun watches what I do but the moon knows all my secrets. - J.M. Wonderland

#chaotic academia #dark academia #romanticism #books and literature #classic academia #academia #dark romantica #aesthetic #ramblings #the secret history #donna tartt #darkest academia #darkest hour #red aesthetic #books #books and reading #Midnight Writing #night aesthetic #late night aesthetic #late night writing #late night ramblings

[amorphousbl0b]

Arcane does a fun thing with its narrative Darkest Hour.

Or: yet another post about how insanely smart this show is and how absolutely genius its writers are (and how jealous of them I am).

For the uninitiated, the Darkest Hour is the moment just before the climax in which the heroes are at their lowest point. When the Avengers are scattered and Loki opens the portal in NYC, when the Falcon has escaped the Death Star but lost Obi-Wan, when the Fire Nation is set to annihilate the Earth Kingdom, when Frodo fails to destroy the Ring at the Crack of Doom. The heroes must confront their flaws and change for the better for a happy ending.

Arcane’s darkest hour is, of course, in Act 3. One might place it at the very end of episode 9, and that’s certainly where the story is at its most hopeless. But I’d contend it starts as early as the end of episode 8 and carries on through the entirety of episode 9.

After all, that’s when Caitlyn and Vi have separated, lost all hope, and Cait is kidnapped by Jinx. Jinx’s mind is fully gone and throughout the episode everything falls apart around her. Silco is losing control of his chembarons and may well have lost his daughter, the thing most precious to him, and is only barely keeping his powerful façade in line. Zaun has realized how ridiculously outmatched they are in a war with Piltover and the revolutionary cause has become almost impossible. Viktor has manslaughtered his assistant and may never be cured. Jayce has manslaughtered a child and finally realizes how quickly he’s losing his morals. Mel and her mother are fully separating and she is struggling with her warlike destiny. Sevika gets the absolute snot beat out of her and limps to an empty office without a boss.

So yeah. Lot of personal Darkest Hours going on.

“But what’s the interesting thing?” I hear you ask in my ear. I don’t know why I hear you. Shut up. I’m writing. Are you even real?

Excuse me.

Arcane’s interesting twist on the Darkest Hour lies in part of the trope that I didn’t mention. That’s in the villain.

Most stories with a clear-cut villain have a plot structure something like this:

Whether things are going well for one side is inversely proportional to the other. During the Darkest Hour, when the hero is at their weakest, the villain is at their most dominant.

Wait… isn’t Silco the villain of Arcane? Not to be too blunt, but he’s having a shit time. Things are falling apart for him just as badly as for everyone else.

That's the trick. Caitlyn and Vi are suffering. Jinx is suffering. Silco is suffering. Jayce is suffering. Viktor is suffering. Zaun as a whole is suffering. There is only one party in the whole story that isn't suffering, that actually is benefitting from this horrid state of affairs...

EKKO AND HEIMERDINGER

Kidding. They're not really a part of this dance. A big part of Arcane's theming is that acting to help people without an agenda is simply more virtuous than fighting for any invariably-flawed nation that innately perpetuates the cycle of violence.

No, the side that is doing fine is the other that is conspicuously absent from my two prior lists. While the characters that make up its leadership are experiencing personal Darkest Hours, the organization itself is essentially on top of the world, having just scored a huge victory and getting set to bring the war to an end before it even begins. I mentioned how poor the situation for the Undercity looks, but not its counterpart.

Piltover.

Wasn't it so that Piltover started this whole mess? Didn't their oppression cause the revolt that orphaned Vi and Powder's parents? Isn't it their actions that drive Silco to ever greater extremes? Isn't it their normalized political backstabbing that causes Jayce to sacrifice his principles because that's the only way to get ahead? Isn't it their corrupt police force that lets Silco operate his drug empire with impunity?

Silco might look the part. He might be the most personally evil character, might be the one who causes the most misery for our main protagonists Vi and Powder.

But structurally, the shining city of Piltover, its political machine, and its Enforcers are the actual villains of Arcane.

#arcane #darkest hour #writing #silco #piltover #zaun #piltover and zaun #heroes and villains #good writing #just realized this #still noticing new things #even two full years later #i love this show #has someone said this before? #long post

[darckxlady]

— We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. DARKEST HOUR (2017), dir. Joe Wright

#perioddramaedit #filmgifs #underbetelgeuse #userrobin #userlenny #usermandie #userlera #userbrittany #userkayleigh #userelissa #usernowz #userangela #userkd #tusertha #tusermariah #tuserdana #darkest hour #*m #*gifpost

[guy60660]

Darkest Hour

#darkest hour

[vintage-tigre]

“I’ve never seen an ugly bridge”

A page from Marilyn Monroe's diary in the early 1960s where she contemplates how to end it all.

#marilyn monroe #diary #death wish #sylvia plath #darkest hour #poetry #bittersweet #aesthetic #vintage #old school cool #style #beauty #60s icons #60s aesthetic #60s girl #bridges #jfk

[vox-anglosphere]

When we barricade our heroes, something's wrong with our culture.

#Sir Winston Churchill #Parliament Square #London #WWII #UK #Churchill statue #barricades #vandalism #heroism #leadership #wartime #Allies #Darkest Hour #The Last Lion #British history

[emotionalhardcore]

imagine getting to see right brigade, earth crisis and pageninetynine all in one night. STACKED LINEUP.

#emo #emotive hardcore #emotional hardcore #emocore #skramz #screamo #hardcore punk #melodic metalcore #earth crisis #straight edge #darkest hour #reach the sky #pg 99 #pageninetynine #right brigade

[raurquiz]

#Happybirthday #benmendelsohn #actor #krennic #RogueOne #starwars #Talos #CaptainMarvel #SpiderMan #FarFromHome #SecretInvasion #TheYearMyVoiceBroke #AnimalKingdom #TheDarkKnightRises #bloodline #MississippiGrind #DarkestHour #ReadyPlayerOne #TheLandofSteadyHabits #TheNewLook

#happybirthday #ben mendelsohn #actor #krennic #rogue one #star wars #talos #captain marvel #spiderman #far from home #secret invasion #theyearmyvoicebroke #animal kingdom #the dark knight rises #bloodline #mississipigrind #darkest hour #ready player one #thelandofsteadyhabits #the new look

[nellarw95]

Happy Birthday Lily 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

April 5,1989

Buon Compleanno 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

5 Aprile 1989

#lily james #actress #world cinema #cinema #movies #film #filmography #cinemetography #drama movies #comedy movies #tv shows #2000s movies #cinderella #baby driver #darkest hour #mamma mia here we go again #the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society #yesterday #whatslovegottodowithit #secret diary of a call girl #downton abbey #war and peace #pamandtommy #the iron claw #celebrity #happy birthday

[house-of-streams-and-dreams]

Cover art for MMPR #120 by Taurin Clake

#mighty morphin power rangers #power rangers #solar rangers #purple solar ranger #darkest hour #taurin clarke #my girl is back!!!

[formulas-fatal-to-your-mom]

Metalcore albums as Playstation 2 games. 

Heavy Metal albums as NES games.

Death Metal albums as N64 Games Part 1

Death Metal albums as N64 Games Part 2

Grindcore albums as Xbox Games

Black Metal albums as Playstation Games

Thrash Albums as Game Boy Advance Games

Nu-Metal albums as Sega Dreamcast Games

#zao #converge #botch #poison the well #playstation 2 #earth crisis #darkest hour #killswitch engage #shai hulud #parkway drive #norma jean

[hallothere]

i think i made this for Pelennor Night 2k21 but i found it looking for something else and yeah mood

#lotro #darkest hour #my boy imrahil we are IN IT together forever or until he takes his dirt nap #that whole instance sure still Is huh

[addictivecontradiction]

Darkest hour, 2017

#biography #drama #war #darkest hour #joe wright #anthony mccarten #gary oldman #stephen dillane #obligation

[elementroar]

FINALLY SOMEONE IN-UNIVERSE SAID IT!

Like seriously, Rita Repulsa (in the main verse) ends up marrying a guy who’s at least as a old (if not older) than her own father.

Grace also got to witness Rita and Zedd’s fight in the previous issue where Rita just openly admitted she always wanted to ‘please’ Zedd and wanted his approval. Like omg, anyone could smell the daddy issues surrounding THEIR dynamic just from that alone!

Oh god, don’t make me think of Rita calling Zedd ‘daddy’, damn it Flores!

#power rangers #Rita repulsa #grace sterling #MMPR #mighty morphin power rangers #Melissa Flores #darkest hour #lord zedd

[finemaleactors]

Ben Mendelsohn

#ben mendelsohn #darkest hour #male actors

[cartoonfanaticmonsterrobotalien]

Mighty Solars in Taken Away From Me Ch. 6

Back in the woods, Terry was stretching his back after waking up. He then turns to see the spot where Cheery was sleeping at, only to find her gone. Terry gasp and rushes over there.

Terry: Oh no. lifts up the blanket that Cheery had Cheery?! Cheery?! Cheery, where are you?! CHEERY!

Suddenly, Terry sees the Emeralnites’ symbol on the ground and sees footprints of the guards. Looking where it leads to, Terry develops a determined look on his face and suits up. Two hours later, Terry made it to the lair, where he hears talking behind the walls. Terry peak with his hearing as he began to overhear Ophelia and the guards talking while Cheery is still asleep.

Ophelia: You idiot! You were supposed to get Mighton with her!

Zalthor: My empress, I conquer that this Mighton is very dangerous. If we lead him back here, he’ll keep on beating up more Emeralnites!

Guard #3: We found this at the market. shows a broken soup bowl with a little splotch of plum colored blood on it

Ophelia: He did this?

Guard #1: Yes my empress. Mighton was at the market stealing soup when he refused to pay for it.

Guard #2: He attack the vendor m’lady. He is proven to be too dangerous and must be put to sleep immediately!

Ophelia: Good. Just as I wanted. But first, we must find Mighton, looking back at Cheery before this little brat escapes again.

Cheery: wakes up as she gasp and looks around Terry? Where are you? looks up and gasp after seeing Ophelia and the guards

Ophelia: Oh good, you’re awake. Think you would never wake up.

Cheery: shuddering Where’s Terry? What the fuck have you done to him? gets grabbed by Zolthar

Ophelia: Don’t worry about your pathetic rescuer. He is not going anywhere, once we find him! laughs evilly

Zolthar: That’s right, your superhero is about to fucking deadmeat once we find him and drain his energy along with the other prisoners?

Cheery: What?! You’re gonna drain our life sources?! Why would you do this?!

Ophelia: Isn’t it obvious?! When I was young, our planet wasn’t so popular, so we found another alien race and uses their energy to make us more recognizable and powerful! But then, a few years later, alien population has started to wipe out and all was left of it was that pathetic, worthless, piece of shit planet Shlorp. After it exploded, those 100 adults and their replicants escaped and scattered across the globe. While they do, four Shlorpians and their Pupa crash landed on Earth and I knew it was the right picking. Earth had so many life forms, until they all relocated on Earth-4 and started their new lives there. It was so fucking frustrating smashes a mirror in rage so I tracked them down and I knew it was only a matter of time before I started kidnapping goddamn humans one by one, until those motherfucking Mighty Solars arrived and fucking ruined everything. I only captured 80 people and when Quasarblast came, they were hard to kidnap since we know how powerful his powers are. Even his family. Ugh. But then, I decided to take away the most important person that he loves the most….. HIS FUCKING DUMBASS HUSBAND, MIGHTON!

Terry/Mighton: gasp silently

Cheery: Oh my God. What?! Qausarblast is Mighton’s husband But, how did you figure out their identities?

Ophelia: Simple. I’ve been watching them the whole time, bitch. I know everything about them, their flaws, their weaknesses. Everything that I needed to know.

Cheery: suddenly began to reach her breaking point for the first time as she growls You…. you bastard! grabs Ophelia Everyone that you held prisoner is gonna fucking die because of you!

Ophelia: That’s right, I’m gonna wipe out all the humans, and those five pathetic aliens too!

Cheery: punches Ophelia in the face I’m not afraid of you anymore, you fucking monster! I’m gonna go find Mighton, and then he’ll stop you once and for-

Suddenly, Cheery gets thrown by the wall by Zolthar as she gets knocked out unconscious as Terry gasp and growls. Terry smashes the walls with his super strength and bust the walls open.

Terry/Mighton: Leave that girl alone you motherfucker!

Ophelia: Ah good, right on time. Guards!

Suddenly, one of the guards throw handcuffs at Mighton’s hands as he gasp. Zolthar then taser Mighton by the neck as he growls. Terry gets up and manage to swoop Cheery in his arms as she moans. Ophelia and the guards laugh evilly. Terry starts panting as he began to grow tried and collapse. Ophelia smirks and snaps her fingers for the signal.

Ophelia: Get Mighton and this pathetic fucking whore into the dungeon cell and make prepare for the ceremony. Our time has come.

Back with the Mighty Solars, the heroes made it to the lair but then saw the prison cells where the missing humans are in.

Sherbert: Oh my God! Guys, those the people that disappeared!

Korvo/Qausarblast: Quick everyone, untie them! Stat!

Yumyulack/Vil-Gil-An-T and Jesse/Fung-irl: On it!

The Mighty Solars and their human friends help free the captured humans. The humans were grateful that the Mighty Solars and their allies save them.

Prisoner Lady: Thank you so much. You heroic aliens saved us!

Yumyulack/Vil-Gil-An-T: Well, we can’t take all the credit, we had some help. pointed to the human allies

Jesse/Fung-irl: Now let’s get out of here and find Mighton before-

Suddenly, a holographic video message shows up on top of the town screen board and in the prison cell with Ophelia on it.

Ophelia: Hello, Mighty Solars! I am Ophelia, the dark empress of the galaxies! I’ve been hoping, waiting and looking for you Shlorpians all my life. But now, I finally did!

Korvo/Quasarblast: Cut the shit out! Where’s Mighton?

Ophelia: I’m sorry Qausarblast, but I’m afraid you can’t see him just yet! Wouldn’t tell anyone about the new evil plan I was hoping for.

Yumyulack/Vil-Gil-An-T: What?

Ophelia: Now that I have some of the humans and Mighton, I can finally finished what I planned a long time ago. I will not only rule over this world but all of the galaxy! evil laughs

Jesse/Fung-irl: What?! No! You’ll never get away with this!

Yumyulack/Vil-Gil-An-T: Fung-irl is right! We’ll stop you!

Ophelia: Stop me? I can say a demonstration is in order! shows a machine Behold

Ophelia presses the button and it shows a giant machine that destroyed a nearby planet. Everyone are terrified by this outcome and realizes what must be done!

Yumyulack/Vil-Gil-An-T: Guys! We have to stop him! He’s crazy!

Korvo/Qausarblast: whispering I-I don’t believe this! We were so focused on saving Terry, we couldn’t see what was right in front of us.

Jesse/Fung-irl: Guys! What do we do now? Wait, where’s Mighton? What have you done to him?

Ophelia: Oh don’t worry about him, I’m about to take care of him, permanently.

Korvo/Qausarblast: gasp

Yumyulack/Vil-Gil-An-T, Jesse/Fung-irl and Pupa/The Mighty Pupa: No!

Ophelia: Hope you see him die soon……..

Ophelia laughs evilly but inside Korvo’s head, all he can do is shed tears of despair as he looks back at the happy memories of him and his beloved Terry. Suddenly, Korvo’s eyes glow green as something starts to happen to him. Everyone grows shock and surprised as they watched Korvo undergo a new upgrade. Ophelia, before she can go find Terry as Cheery struggles to break free, looks back at the mentor and gasp in shock

Ophelia: No, it can be.

A green aura surrounds Korvo as he began to have some kind of power up just like when Anne develops her calamity form from the Amphibia episode True Colors.

Ophelia: He’s still connected to his crystal! But that’s impossible!

Principal Cooke: What’s going on?

Jesse/Fung-irl: I don’t know! Maybe it’s a Shlorpian thing!

Korvo’s body then turns all black with aquamarine eyes and aquamarine glowing inside of his mouth. He develops bat-like wings on his back, he develops horns and his teeth became monsterous fangs as he gets up with a revived sense of bravery inside of him.

Yumyulack/Vil-Gil-An-T: That is not a Shlorpian things!

Super Shlorpian Korvo/Qausarblast: Give him back! Give…. him…… BBBBBBAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK!

Korvo powers up, grabbed the Replicants and Pupa and flies up to stop Ophelia and rescue Terry and the other captured humans.

Jesse/Fung-irl: calling down Don’t worry about us! Meet us at the top!

Principal Cooke: calling up On it!

The humans and the prisoners follows the newfound super Shlorpian and his family as Ophelia growls in fury and smashes the intercom.

Ophelia: That’s it! I’m getting rid of those Mighty Solars once and for all!

#solar opposites #solar opposites: mighty solars #solar opposites mighty solars #mighty solars #terry solar opposites #solar opposites au #terry/mighton #cheery mighty solars #cheery smithers #solar opposites oc #korvo #yumyulack #jesse solar opposites #solar opposites pupa #tervo #british korvo #rescue mission #captured again #confrontion #darkest hour #principal cooke #korvo/quasarblast #yumyulack/vil gil an t #jesse/fung irl #pupa/the mighty pupa #sherbert #villain oc #sherbet Solar opposites #miss frankie solar opposites #taken away from me