#isnt revived because her character and story is so fascinating

[inthedusksynria]

Thoughts on Book 4. Gonna highlight the positives.

i liked the potencial of the ending. it was interesting in a way. 

While i definitely agree with the critics of atrocious pacing, the dream within a dream within a dream inception, and the weird “hey there buddy” Peony, i thought the possibilities presented were cool.

Freyja was definitely a highlight. I really enjoyed her arc as a villian. She had awesome designs, was a threat both in game and in story, was shown multiple times on how she operated as a villian, her perspective on humans and fairies. While her “redemption” was rushed, i enjoyed the progression of her character, and how she had an “arc”.

From obsessed with her brother (maybe also experiencing some sort of degenaration(akin to like...Anankos/Duma/Mila)) -> He sacrificing himself and dying -> having to deal with the source of her obsession dying and the desesperation that came with it -> becoming a foil to the summoner in the sense of someone precious to them dying but summoner still going foward while she was stuck -> being left with nothing and wondering about her fairies loyalty -> frank convo with Triandra -> slowly realizing that hey... triandra and plumeria were important to me/being confused about what she felt towards them and their loyalty towards her, even as she realized they were the only thing she had left after her brother died -> realizing she cared abt them and not wanting them to die possible also inspired by what she saw of Peony/Askr Gang -> sacrificing herself for them and saving their lifes, dying while understanding why her brother felt that way towards humans and feeling a similar way(but towards her fairies instead of all humans).

I thought it was pretty neat this arc(or at least its bare bones’s idea). Like a horrible paced mess, but the concepts were interesting. After Hel and Surtr who had no arcs besides “...evil”, this progression was pretty cool.

Freyr: pretty bland, but i liked how he took iniciative to stop Freyja and sacrificed himself. Pretty cool design too. He was more of a plot device but i felt he did his job well enough.

Peony & Sharena situation: That was also super cool! It was rushed too, but Sharena despair over possibily not being the OG Sharena, and Peony confrontation with her were pretty cool. It felt emotional to read the dialogue between them. I wish this book could have focused more on them instead, bc this situation was really interesting. Abused kids playing together, Peony and Sharena switching places so many times, they were basically the same, and finally Peony taking the nectar to both a. stay togther with her sister b. protect Sharena because of all of them, Sharena was the only one who had a family who would be sad if she disappeared(Alfonse). (it kind of confuses me that people said it wasnt stated who was who, bc while it isnt explcitely stated, Peony gives a reason only the OG Peony would have had (Sharena having a sibling that cares for her and not wanting to break their bond, in contrast to OG Peony who would stay with her sibling if she took the nectar) to drink the nectar. And then, Peony being ready to sacrifice herself and conforting Sharena was also very cool.

I also got confused on people wondering how Peony survived, because Freyja sacrifice was to revive/save the fairies, and while she only talks to Plumeria and Triandra, i took as since she is the god, her death being able to save ALL the fairies even if the priorities were Triandra and Plumeria, and thats why Peony appeared in the end.

i could of course have interpreted wrong, but that was my reading.

Triandra:

“Wow since Plumeria story was paced nicely i cant wait to see Triandra being properly paced like that”

“New heroes one screen dialogue: BITCH YOU THOUGHT”

I found her backstory and relationship with Freyja fascinating and i wish she had had more screentime. Definitely my favorite of the 4 fairies even if she got the third shortest stick of them all. There was so much potencial, like. big sister to Peony who straight up murdered their abused parent to protect her sister, took the nectar to be powerful and a hero and not let more harm come to her sister, came to genuinely cares about Freyja who saved her and Peony, and thus is loyal towards all to Freyja. It kills me they never let her properly react to Peony, bc it would be so interesting!! Like!!

Who would she pick: the one who saved her and her sister  or her sister who she did everything to. And explore all the possible feelings she could have had towards her situation!! Does it haunt her she had to resort to murder?(i got the vibe that not) is she ever resentful that Peony got the happy dreams and she the sads and thus she is always surrounded by sadness? is she alright with the sad dreams as a contrast to Plumeria who hates her lewd dreams?  Why does she sides with Freyja instead of Peony(while triandra explains why she is loyal to Freyja, she never gets to say why her loyalty is stronger to freyja than to Peony) ? she ultimadely started to care for Freyja more than Peony over the years separated?  How does she feel over Sharena/Peony switches? Did her loyalty to Peony diminished bc of that?

There are so many interesting hooks but alas.

Alfonse & Summoner situation: It was interesting i guess. i liked the still art. and the meme.s. stil wish we focused more on peony & Sharena but erk

Story x Game mechanics: SO COOL. WEAPONLESS FREYR?? “”SUMMONER”” WITH SAME STATS AND SKILLS THAT ALFONSE?? “---” i love gameplay storytelling. First time being done and it was pretty cool.

negative thoughts under.

Plumeria: ..... the pacing of her story was good. Her backstory was also super heartbreaking.

I wish i could like her but i cant stop thinking on how miserable her existence is. Like i feel it would be better  if even if she still hated it lewd dreams, she could still claim some sort of agency by making them painful in humans or always degenarating them into despair/nightmares, thus reclaiming a sort of control over a power she hates but

IS voice: god forbid she have complex feelings abt it right,

Outside of that i would love a xenologue where she and triandra deal with freyja sacrifice and death and it explores her feelings.

Mirabilis: ....she sure did exist huh. DIsliked her design, her color palette and just ehhhhhhh. 

conclusion:

Favs of the arc: Freyja (T-poses in has an arc) > Triandra > Freyr.

Book score: 6/10. Interesting concepts, better pacing if still atrocious, gamEPLAY STORYTELLING BRUH.

if i would tier i would put something like

book 3 > book 4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> book 1 >= book 2

although i do think book 4 did a lot of more interesting things (arcs/gameplay storytelling) than book 3, book 3 does holds some special place in the heart

#syn plays feh #just kind of wanted to ramble and write something. its nice in organizing the thoughts way #reposted bc it somehow went to the main tag wtf

[princesstuttu]

Top five anime women?

Ooooo nice time to scream about my favs. I tried to pick one girl per series to spice things up and talk about a lot of things I love. On a side note I havent watched any new anime in forever and after my master rewatch of FMA I’d like to start something new so please send me your recs! 

1. Lan Fan is everything I want to be in life. She is so strong and takes no shit. Cut off her own fucking arm just to beat wrath are you joking me that’s so badass. What a character. On a more serious note, if theres one character archetype that grabs me its martyrs. I wouldn’t say Lan Fan is strictly speaking a martyr but she is just so devoted to her goals, ambitions and her country that she’s literally ready to die for it at any second. I have a lot of respect for people like that, and to see it written in a young female warrior who takes no crap and can hold her own makes my heart so happy. 

2. Ahiru Arima is also everything I want to be. She is so kind and so relentlessly positive despite quite literally going through hell and back. She is loyal to a fault and so incredibly brave. Like I said, everything I want to be. Also one thing I love about her is that her ending isnt perfectly happy. She has to make due in a lot of ways and I think that speaks to the reality of what it means to be human in a lot of ways. Her journey as a character is so brilliantly written and I feel that it is one of the most comprehensive analyses of what it means to make a sacrifice that I have ever seen. 

3. Sakura Haruno but everything with her is very complicated. If Lan Fan and Ahiru are who I want to be, then Sakura, in many respects, is who I am. I see a lot of myself, particularly my younger self in her, especially in regards to making very dumb decisions involving boys. That all being said, I have trouble calling her a fav because her character development was absolutely trashed with the ending so. I don’t know. I loved who she was and how she grew. Where she ended up actually terrifies me. So I guess she’s a favourite more for her potential if anything else. That all being said, chapter 700 can suck my ass Sakura is the head doctor of the village and would never have any child of Sasuke Uchiha’s (unless shes the surrogate for him and naruto but thats different). 

4. Tohru Honda. Listen. I fucking love Fruits Basket. I could be on my death bed and if you mentioned the scene where shes hugging Kyo in the rain it would literally revive me. The anime was one of the first starting ones I ever watched so it has a very special place in my heart. That being said, I do think the manga is a million times better and a billion times more heartbreaking. Yay angst! Anyway Tohru is a gem and very precious to me. 

5. Sophie Hatter. I live for Howls Moving Castle it invented modern romance. Also Sophie is so damn amusing to watch. Like she’s so fascinating because on one hand she doesn’t give two shits if shes old and wrinkly and has to pretend to be Howl’s mom. But at the same time, she does because she’s got all these issues involving self image so deeply compressed within herself she doesn’t even know where to begin with how to deal with them. I also love her dynamic with Howl and how they just get each other, not just in a romantic sense but how as people they bring out the best in each other. Sophie exists as a fantastic dynamic character who gets a complete story arc, kicks some ass, and gets a hot wizard boyfriend with a magic castle by the end of the story. Im not saying those are my literal goals but... 

Wow that turned into a way longer meta than I meant it to. Hope this was somewhat insightful or at least interesting. This was a super great question! Thanks!

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