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#it will be very interesting to see what happens going forward but my personal prediction is that they're going to be kind of shitty
raayllum · 8 months
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since Finnegrin sorta took Aaravos’s place in the rayllum development this season, was wondering if you had any parallels between the two figures specifically? :D
Oh yeah, for sure!!
There's the way they both have this almost gentlemanly, still too sinister to be entirely pleasant but like... calmer outer demeanour? But something cruel and volatile lurking right underneath when they get pissed that will be brutally unleashed if you dare disobey in a way that offends or presents an obstacle to them.
There's their associations with keys and threes (three quasar diamonds, three main mage pawns, three glowtoads, three keys to Finnegrin's door) in addition to being a clearly more rare kind of elf compared to the rest. There's the way they don't actually tend to fight their own battles, per se, but instead use vessels/pawns - for Aaravos, it's his collection of mages, and for Finnegrin, it's Elmer. Ownership and control go hand in hand with both of them. As Finnegrin says, "The chains are just for show," which feels very indicative of Aaravos' whole "I could just possess any of the dark mages in my collection, but I choose to bolster and manipulate them instead" and their reliance on fear.
But the big one, and the reason why I say I can swap them, is that the core prediction I had regarding Callum-Aaravos-Rayla just came true with Finnegrin swapped in for Aaravos - because Finnegrin is pushing forward and developing similar kinds of dilemmas I imagined along the exact same thematic axis those predictions were built off of: control vs freedom tethered together by love.
To me, Callum having a Key of someone who's imprisoned (and its majority negative associations in arc 1, i.e. being the symbol of temptation and dark magic in Callum's fever dreams) as well as Callum's own associations with freedom (wings like Icarus, the sky arcanum, emphasis in lines of dialogue, etc) seemed like an obvious through line of Callum playing into Aaravos' future machinations and setting the Startouch elf free, for some reason (or at least, foreshadowing being unable to stop him). People doing terrible things for love was a smaller undercurrent in arc 1 (largely with Claudia for her family, and Harrow out of grief with Sarai) and Rayla was the reason Callum had the cube in the first place, at risk to herself, so all those things compounded into Callum, under coercion, doing something he deemed terrible but necessary in order to save Rayla being held hostage/captive, no matter the risk.
S4 just added to this in major ways (and S6 could bring it, wildly enough, wholly to fruition - although I could see the 'captive' part be replaced easily with a fatal wound), largely due to the scene between Callum and Rayla in 4x07:
C: I'm not afraid [Aaravos will] hurt me. I'm afraid that he'll use me, to do awful things, or hurt people I care about.
However, it was always very clear to me that if it came to doing an awful thing or saving his loved ones, Callum would 100% always choose doing the awful thing to save his loved ones. And everything Callum was scared of here due to the lack of freedom and autonomy are things that literally happened in 5x08 thanks to Finnegrin.
Callum frames his relationship with Aaravos as one that's an inherent loss of freedom/control: "When Aaravos possessed me, back at the Storm Spire, I felt so weak and out of control." This is also the level of identity, of someone being able to use his body and strip away his voice - "I was his puppet".
Finnegrin's conversations with Callum centre around a similar theme, but he makes the initial mistake in trying to motivate Callum with his own freedom: "Just one dark magic spell, and you go free." He ignores Callum's obvious signs of 'weakness' ( "Tell me where my friends are") by assuming Callum is interested mostly because he wants to be free: "They won't be springing to your rescue" even when that's hardly what he cares about.
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He identifies that Callum is deeply attached to his personal loyalties, but I can see Finnegrin thinking he's doing Callum some sort of twisted favour, in giving him the opportunity to sell out for his own freedom and leave his friends out to dry. (Love is weakness, after all. Shouldn't you want to prune yourself from weakness?)
The fact that Finnegrin is targeting Callum specifically because 1) Callum is a mage, 2) in relation to dark magic (when that was Aaravos' in, too) and 3) out of revenge (against an archdragon who's spared restricted him, and Aaravos wants revenge for his imprisonment & against the Startouch elves for also sparing but banishing/felling him) just furthers these thematic connotations between Finnegrin and Aaravos.
+ Bonus framing used to make it look like Callum is the one also in a cage, and a framing technique TDP has used before with always framing it so Claudia and Soren are the ones behind bars upon visiting their father in 3x03:
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Then, much like Aaravos, Finnegrin baits a defiant Callum into a test ("those who fail tests of love are simple animals") that he's doomed to lose. Finnegrin's control is immediately set up to be exerted over everyone, yes, but Rayla in particular:
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Because Finnegrin doesn't actually care about any of the other kids besides Callum. All he wants to do is break Callum's morale so that the boy will give up the information he needs, whether that's by trying to force Callum to pick someone to lose a hand (which the others remove as a coercive tactic) or by trying to get him to do dark magic again because as he says "You'll do anything for them."
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But this, of course, is a false pretense. A lie. If Callum had done it here (and the show seems to imply he would have, or was seriously considering it), all Finnegrin would've had to do was use his blood spell to incapacitate everyone else. This is also an interesting point of note in some ways too, because technically... the episode could've just ended here.
Think of it this way: the overall structure of the episode is to get Callum's back against the wall so he uses dark magic, and accepts that he would use it, so he can gain a deeper understanding of himself and access the Ocean arcanum, leading to him throwing off Finnegrin's ice spell. Right? That's the Plot structure stuff that had to happen. If that was all that they wanted, you could do it in these scenes. The main cast would know Callum had done dark magic, which is the major difference, but surely wouldn't hold it against him. Callum could've done dark magic to get their chains off, could've had an impromptu Ocean arcanum realization, and things could've played out exactly as they do in the final scenes of the episode.
The episode could end here, but it doesn't, because well...
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The writers chose to make him give up the information and do dark magic, specifically, to save Rayla. That's what they wanted. That's the relationship they chose to emphasize. Not the group dynamic, or one of the others (Soren or Ezran, mostly, as contenders), but for Rayla. Just like what I always expected Aaravos to prey upon too, even before and definitely after Callum and Rayla's talk in 4x07.
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But Finnegrin still miscalculates, still not quite understanding that this isn't enough to keep Callum under control. If anything it spurs him further into continually more violent, escalating action: punching Finnegrin, giving up the spell (control), and when both of those prove futile, using dark magic to free himself (freedom) so he can save Rayla (love). And all of these lead him to the ocean arcanum: "To love is simply to know this: the tides are true as the ocean is deep [...] the Ocean arcanum is accepting there are depths you can't see."
Callum already didn't like doing dark magic, but as he says, "I had to, to save my friend(s)" and now he knows what that cost him: the threat of hurting his loved ones because doing dark magic has let Aaravos possess him. And here, as indicated by the intro change being the Callum pawn one, Callum has played into Aaravos' hands - at least marginally. He's accepted this darker side of himself, his willingness to do anything for the people he loves (including keeping secrets and trying to be "strong alone") - the part of him that Aaravos has arguably known all along. Remember those Tests of Love? Yeah Callum just passed one.
By and large, Finnegrin is a smaller, less smart stand in for Aaravos in 5x08. Revenge driven, focused on control and coercion, unnecessarily cruel, and willing to do anything to get what he wants - forcing Callum into the corner and subsequent choices for the person he Loves, as I predicted. (And there will probably be future parallels between Callum and Elmer regarding being pawns and breaking free and identity, but again: post for another day.) The fact that Callum's had this identity arc running throughout S4 and S5 ("Oh, I know [high mage] is my formal title, but you can just call me by my regular name" -> "I don't know how to feel about Rayla either" -> "I'm afraid, Rayla. What if I'm a path of darkness? -> "I have to go after him" "I know" -> "A lot has changed, but not everything's changed. I would do anything for you" -> "I'm not a dark mage" -> ?) and Finnegrin says that seeing Rayla in danger makes him Lose Himself (and Rayla's been setup to also Find Him & break him free of the brainwashing)? Love is a weakness, too, Callum's weakness (and strength). Finnegrin knew it, and I expect Aaravos knows it too, and that we'll see both of sides of the strength-weakness dichotomy come to fruition. TDP loves reconciling its dualities after all.
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So yeah, we're in for a deep, wild, emotional ride.
TLDR; Finnegrin takes all of Aaravos' most direct thematic interplay (freedom, control, tests of love) with Callum from S4 and shores it up (pun intended) for the boy in S5, naturally pushing Callum further onto the "path of darkness" that Callum fears and Aaravos is relying on. After all:
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Let's see just how far that anything goes, shall we?
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arteastica · 8 months
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Early in the morning, especially when it rains, and a little before noon. (4)
erwin x fem!reader
chapters: (1) | (2) | (3) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) | (23) | (24) | (25)
summary: I basically took Isayama’s work, forced it into a romance story, and made Erwin the love interest. Commander meets cadet and they fall in love (not instantly though)
notes: very berry canonverse (but some events were modified to fit my narrative), wasn’t intended to be this long, but it all is in the details right?
content warnings: smut where it fits (or where I make it fit. Also reader is NOT underage, so likewise, MINORS DO NOT INTERACT, please.) slow burn (I really mean it. I’m not olympic diving into any form of smut for the first chapters). no angst. I dislike angst. I would never. I could never. (Although angst can be somewhat subjective so take it with a grain of salt?)
wc: 2.5k
“Everyone is to be positioned at fixed intervals, to extend the message relay range as far as possible.”
At the Survey Corps headquarters, time seemed to pass rather quickly. Two weeks had already gone by, and with them some of your insecurities. The more familiar you got with your job, the more comfortable you felt in your position. And the commander’s words had proven to be true: your days had grown repetitive indeed. But that was something you didn’t feel the slightest need to complain about. In a world where one moment you could be at home making breakfast, and the next, in a titan’s stomach, you found reassurance in the predictability of your job.
Every day, you woke up early, washed your face, walked into the office, disposed of the spent candle, replaced it, prepared the commander’s work space, received a thankful smile in return, brew his morning tea, received another one, organized his mail, wrote responses, then sent them, then trailed behind him, paused for lunch, then trailed behind him some more, sat at your desk, wrote reports, organized them, brought him his evening tea, heard a ‘thank you’, double-checked you had replaced the candle, asked if he needed anything else, got a ‘no’ followed by another ‘thank you’ and the respective smile that always came with it, bid him goodnight, wrote a diary entry, went to bed, and repeated it all over again the next day. Exhausting? No, not for you. Repetitive desk work happened to be your area of expertise. Oh, and once a week, you attended meetings like this one.
“A black smoke round will be fired as soon as an abnormal is sighted, which they will be since the area is full of them.”
From the secluded corner you liked to stand in, you listened attentively as the commander went over the formation one more time. Your eyes drifting from his face to the now familiar expedition plans that were laid out on the wooden table. Every morning, there was a new scribble on the paper, and it was getting increasingly difficult to see what was underneath. But maybe it was just you. Neither the commander nor his captains seemed to have any problem seeing through all the additional lines and hasty handwriting.
“And it’s primarily the forward recon soldier who will encounter them.”
The forward recon soldier. You checked in with your notes before fixing your eyes back on the table. Ever since you noticed it one morning while organizing his desk, you had been wondering if there was a particular reason why the commander assigned only one person for that position. The third column, however, was marked as multiple.
“Anyone who sees the flare should fire the same round to relay the signal”
And when the commander sees it, he’ll fire a green smoke round, and show the formation where to go. Impressive. The formation looked impressive enough on paper, but you wondered how it would look in real life, under actual life-threatening circumstances. And with the expedition quickly approaching, you were surprised to discover in yourself, even though slight, a tinge of excitement at the thought of seeing it all play out in the field. Impressive. The commander was really something. You thought as you watched him. Firing that green smoke round would be nerve-racking for anyone, knowing so many lives depended on whether you made the right call or not. A slip in judgement, even the slightest one, could mean his soldiers wouldn’t live to see another day. And yet, there he stood: solid and resolute.
Impressive, indeed. To think such complex strategy had been devised entirely by one man. Sleepless nights working tirelessly on his project. No, not his. Humanity’s. So many nights spent under the candle light, leaning over his desk, so focused, so determined. Just as he was now. And you couldn’t help but notice that the rumors you heard in the capital never mentioned how attractive he was. Sapphires instead of eyes; neatly combed hair, fair and trimmed short at the sides; well built and broad-shouldered, yet elegant and sophisticated. If one didn’t know any better, one could have assumed he descended from royalty.
“What do you think?” A question with your name attached at the end took you by surprise. The commander was talking to you. “I’ve noticed you’ve been staring at that one spot in the paper since the meeting started. What’s on your mind?”
“Sir, I-” the short woman with strawberry blonde hair, whose name, you had learned, was Petra, gave you an encouraging smile “I just think the third relay, the one in the third column, would work better as a one-person position” you explained, leaving your self-appointed confinement in the corner of the room to join them at the table “I mean, because of the place it is located in, I- I think it is unlikely that they will encounter a titan before the others” you said as you tried to focus your attention on the commander only, doing your best to make it past squad leader Miche’s sniffing and Captain Levi’s dead eyes. “And in the event that they do, I think it would be more efficient to use a strong soldier for that position, instead of multiple of average… strength” you continued, trying to convince yourself that ‘average’ wasn’t an insult “that- that way the strong soldiers could deal with the situation alone as a one-man team, and we would be able to send more people to the peripheral positions and support those who are more likely to find titans, like the recon soldiers, for example. I believe this way the chances of survival would be slightly higher for everyone” you concluded, relieved to have reached the end of your intervention “It’s just my opinion, sir.”
After, what you estimated, had been a century of the commander contemplating the paper before him, he finally grabbed his pencil and wrote something in his small black notebook. Then, he moved on to the next topic.
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“You’re not one of many words, are you?”
“Sir?” You looked up from the papers you had been organizing.
“Strange. Something about you also tells me you are quite fond of talking. I can’t decide.”
Oh, you talked. Inside your head. There, you never shut up.
“I used to think it was an innate ability, you know, being able to choose one’s words intentionally” the commander told you as he drew his signature on a report “But one author I read once, said it was actually an acquired skill. And now I can’t decide either. But whatever it is, I respect that” he looked up and smiled softly “Today, however, was the first time I heard you string more than two sentences together. And I must say, I would be delighted to hear your input more often.”
You liked that. Very much. So you smiled back.
“Nanaba told me they had never heard a recruit speak so much for a first interview.” You had to pause what you were doing “She admitted she was overwhelmed at first, but then grateful, because, after such descriptive self-introduction, she knew exactly where to place you.” Did he know about all the things you told them? “I confess that, knowing that, it was starting to concern me, that you may be scared of me. That’s why you never talk. Am I that scary?”
Not scary. Intimidating maybe? But definitely not scary. So you shook your head lightly.
He smiled, looking a little bit defeated by the continuous silence on your end, and then said “In the future, share your ideas with us. There’s value in them. I won’t keep you any longer, you may go.”
But you didn’t move, instead you took a deep breath and opened your mouth. “I think that paper is a mess” you pointed to the formation plans “There’s so much written on it, and it’s getting difficult for me to understand what’s going on underneath. I mean, I understand because I saw it before it turned into the chaos that it is now, and because I go to the meetings every week, of course. And your explanations there are always very detailed. I think you’re great at explaining things by the way, you could explain chess to a titan. But I was just thinking, the other new recruits may find it rather confusing too. When we present the plan to them next week, they’re only gonna see scribbles and doodles and lines that go in all sorts of directions. And they’re gonna be left to wonder if your son grabbed his colored chalk and wrote on it while you were sleeping.”
He looked down at the paper, then back at you, and then threw his head back laughing.
“Very good. I’ll work on that tomorrow. Thanks” he concluded, seemingly satisfied.
“And also” he said as you were almost at the door “I don’t have a son.”
And you found yourself smiling back complicitly.
“Good night, commander”
-
You opened the map and when you saw it, it made you smile. The forward recon position was no longer a soldier but a squad.
Like hell you were going to let him rewrite the plans. This was the whole point of you being there, to take over trivial stuff like this so he could focus on more important things. So you showed up even earlier the next morning and started working on it.
When he opened the scroll later that day, his eyes immediately went to find you at your desk.
“Scribble on it as much as you like. I’ll make a new one when I see it starts getting messy” this time it was you giving him the reassuring smile.
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“Erwin, it was about time you cleaned up that thing. It was starting to upset me.”
“It wasn’t me, Levi. The new recruits will be here” he pointed at the space between the wagon defense squad and the support squad. “They will be moving with the spare horses, as well as relaying signals.”
The one month anniversary of your enlistment had arrived, and the day of your first expedition beyond the walls was quickly approaching. As you had expected, the atmosphere at the headquarters had gotten more and more hectic. That week’s meeting had been significantly longer. They had taken hours going over each one of the soldiers individually, and deciding their positions in the formation.
Captain Levi’s squad was already in charge of Eren, so you assumed they would continue to serve that role for the expedition as well. But the commander hadn’t specified so, neither revealed their exact position yet. Not during the meeting, at least. You didn’t understand what was the reason behind all the secrecy. Did he suspect something was off? Was he worried someone might hurt Eren? If so, who and why? Eren’s name, however, wasn’t the only one missing. You couldn’t find yours anywhere on the paper.
“The forces this time are significantly smaller than in previous expeditions, we should concentrate on getting back with minimal losses. Any questions?”
“Yes, sir” you raised a hand “What is going to be my position?”
-
“Commander, please”
“I’m not risking losing my assistant to a titan” he said while opening the door to his office “I need you here, not in a titan’s belly.”
“If a titan grabs me I’ll scream for it to unhand me.” Not even you knew if that was supposed to be a joke “Unhand me, monster.”
He chuckled as he sat at his desk, still not bothering to look at you. “I can guarantee you that’s not the way things work out there.”
“I know those plans like the back of my hand. And that too” you said pointing at the map scroll he had just placed on the table. “Commander, I swear, when I close my eyes at night, I’m only able to see that thing. I’m forever haunted. By that and by your scribbles.”
“All the more reason to stay then” he looked rather amused, and for a brief moment you were tempted to ask if he derived some sort of enjoyment from the situation. But you settled for listening instead. “In the event we all perish out there, there needs to be someone left who’s able to pass on the knowledge to the next soldiers.”
“All the more reason to go then” you said as he gave his full attention to a pile of reports. What was he even doing? You were supposed to organize that later. “If you perish out there, so will my intentions of going beyond the walls. Because I’m not following anyone else out there.”
He put down the papers and finally looked at you. And something about his demeanor reminded you of that night.
Are you ready to die if I ordered to? But the memory didn’t make you think of him as much as it made you think of your past self. What would she say? How would she feel knowing that all it took was one month. One month working under Erwin Smith, and you were already begging to be taken on a suicide mission. Talk about unexpected.
“Commander, back then you said all the new recruits would join you in the expedition beyond the walls” You added in a composed manner, watching your tone the whole time because the last thing you wanted was to sound whiny. You knew that wouldn’t help. You needed to make him understand it was not an impulsive plea. Because it really wasn’t. You wholeheartedly believed you could be of some assistance out there. Maybe not fighting titans but helping with provisions, running spare horses, anything he needed. Him or anyone. Plus how would you call yourself a scout if you never, well… scouted.
He remained silent. So you took it as an indication that you could keep going.
“You said you wanted to hear my ideas. I can’t tell you what I think if I’m here and you’re miles away.” you stepped closer, the front of his desk meeting the front of your thighs. “Please, let me go with you.”
He stared back at you. All amusement seemed to have abandoned his eyes. But beyond that, it was difficult to guess what he was thinking. After a while, however, he spoke again.
“You’ll take the position to my immediate right.” You released the stiffness your muscles had been holding. The spearhead. Through your relief, you tried to go over the plans in your mind. “Don’t stray too far apart and keep your eyes open at all times.”
“Yes, sir” you didn’t try to hide the contentment in your smile.
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evangelinesbible · 1 year
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ASTEROIDS IN MY SOLAR RETURN 2023
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(And other objects)
Take what I say with the specific asteroids with a grain of salt these are all predictions about what might happen in my solar return. I don’t go heavily into detail cuz this is just a quick post.
CHIRON CONJ. JUPITER 1H
This year might involve me gaining aloof opportunity that'll help heal me, and potentially others. Expanding myself and pushing myself out of my comfort zone. since its the 1H that might involve me putting myself out there more, introducing myself to others/the world more, and learning to express the wounded sides of me, like my insecurities and fears. this year I'll probably strive understand myself more and to figure out how I want the world to see me and how I want to see myself.
JUNO CONJ. NORTH NODE 1H TAURUS
It is likely that I might meet my future spouse this year. At the very least I'll meet someone who'll be in a long term relationship with me. I might meet someone who is meant to help me achieve my fate/destiny. This person might have money (since its in taurus I'm assuming). major lessons that I'll learn this year will involve partnership, trust, loyalty, love, self expression, and confidence.
BU48 CONJ. VERTEX LIBRA 6H
BU48, (33128) represents money, wealth, and success. having it conjunct vertex this year could POTENTIALLY mean that money, wealth and success is fated for me this year. it being in the 6H might mean that it'll happen at work, while I'm working or working on something. I might achieve success/money with something that I do daily. Especially something Venusian, since its in the sign of Libra. I might become a workaholic this year.
OPPORTUNITY CONJ. SUN/NEPTUNE 12H
Opportunity (39382) is pretty straight forward. It quite literally means what it's named. What opportunities you might get in life. It being conjunct my sun can mean POTENTIAL fame/popularity opportunities. It also conjuncts Neptune which rules over music/melodies so I might get opportunities that involves those themes.
LEO VARUNA CONJ. LILITH 5H
Varuna (20000) is a dwarf star that is linked to worldwide and /long term immortal fame. With Lilith in Leo in my solar return looks like I'll be in my diva era lol. Unapologetically learning to be confident and express myself in ways that might intimidate and scare men. it being in the 5th house can indicate art I express myself this way through my art and creative pursuits. this year I may become obsessed with fame/ popularity or it might consume me in a way that scares me or empowers me. This year I might subconsciously be very prideful and boastful without realizing. Since Varuna is conjunct Lilith I might gain popularity because of this but this is a minor placement and it’s a small chance but still a possibility.
PHOLUS CONJ. MC 10H
“pholus (5145) represents small or basic things you do going big” - @brielledoesastrology has a post about this asteroid and a few others that pertains to fame in the solar return, go check it out. Pholus conj. MC in the 10H is a good thing for me. I have potential to gain viral fame through my career endeavors. Since it’s in Capricorn I might gain attention from businesses and business people who’d want to work with me.
ENTERPRISE CONJ. VERTEX
Enterprise (9777) conjunct vertex means that this year I was fated to enter the career field that is best suited for me, that utilizes my talents/skills and makes me the most money.
INDUSTRIA CONJ. CHIRON/JUPITER
Industria (389) similar to enterprise, is an asteroid that tells you what career field(s)/ industry you’d be best suited for. For the solar return it can indicate what industry you’ll be interested in/ apart of. Industria in the 1H could mean that I’ll dabble in modeling, fashion, or really just anything that involves showing off my face/ body. It’s also in Aries so breaking off into a more independent path and doing things for the first time of being the first to peruse a career endeavor on my family. It conjunct Jupiter may mean that I gain a lot of abundance, success and potentially money from doing this. It being conjunct Chiron could mean that the industry that I’m stepping into will give me some wounds to heal from but also help me heal old wounds.
GLO CONJ. ASC
I’m looking forward to the physical transformation I’ll have this year. I have a lot of 1H energy. With Glo (3267) conj. ASC in the 1H this year means that physically something will change about me that’ll become my new shinning aspect. This could also mean that I’ll get a new confidence boost this year.
MIDAS CONJ. SUN/MERCURY
Midas (1981) is a money asteroid named after king Midas, a wealthy king who turn everything to gold with his touch. Potential to make the most money using my voice, intelligence, writing skills, public speaking skills, creativity, and self expression. There’s a risk of being greedy/ over indulgent with it conjunct the sun.
FELICITAS CONJ. MC
Felicitas (109) is an asteroid I just found out through @zeldasnotes post here and basically she’s a Roman goddess whose name meant fruitful, blessed, happy and lucky. The asteroid can show where you are lucky and blessed. In my solar return having this conjunct my MC can mean being very blessed and lucky this year in my career
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Just something quick and fun. Nothing too serious. It’s almost Pisces season and almost my birthday 🥳 Do you have any asteroids prominent in your solar return? 💋
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vestaclinicpod · 2 months
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Audio Drama Sunday - 28th January ✨
Hours of data collection 😤👎 Hours of data collection with audio drama 🤭🫶
👻 @tellnotalespod (S2E2) If I had a ghost in my life, I’d want what Gemma and Micah have 🥺 I really hate this back and forth between Leo and Frank! HEY! Frank! That’s ~my~ Leo to be fond of, not yours! I’m so excited to catch up with Julia and Riley next week! 
🦀 @thesiltverses (38) Oh my god, what an incredible episode! The exploration of a dementia-like process as being stalked by a god of death - PLEASE. The sound design was fantastic, I felt like I could really see the surroundings - the encroaching woods, the smudged prayer marks on the floor, the murky silt of the river - it was a beautiful experience. And I wish I could show you my face when I heard that Faulkner had got his testosterone from the CHURCH. NO! No no no. The manipulation! Show me a character in this show that isn’t so supremely messed up!! I want to help them all 😭
🧳 Travelling Light by @monstrousproductions (10) Another lovely instalment from my favourite wholesome sci-fi show. I couldn’t agree more with the description of home-sickness, you truly can’t predict what will set off the pangs for home! 
🏛 @the-mistholme-museum (INEVITABLE) I have been hanging off the edge of my seat waiting to find out what would happen with the Beast. I love Not Eagle popping up as a contradictory voice and ATG’s completely cool, calm and collected response to it. I’m so unsure about the HoRestoration taking the Beast in . . . I used to trust her but after these cards . . . I’m less sure. 
🌨️ @thewhitevault (6) I feel like I need to listen to this episode again to really let that Family timeline stick in my mind. Everything seems to be ramping up in Goshawk, and I suspected that there might be a few more unexpected, unwelcome guests soon! 
❤️‍🔥 The Love Talker (7) This episode took us back in time to fill in some of the blanks regarding the main characters’ pasts. It’s very interesting to see how different Ren’s ability seems from the outside - it makes you wonder how it’s taken her so long to realise that the affect she has on people isn’t ‘normal’?? Is she a victim or a monster? I suspect it's gonna be both. 
🏢 @somewhereohio (S2E7) Ooooh!! I was wondering when we’d get the answer regarding why Jasmine/Olivia was seen in that truck in Scarlet’s memory in S1!!! I feel like I need to go back and listen to their first encounter again to see if there’s any glimmer of a sign that Scarlet remembered her! The way Orange describes his variance sounds like a bit of a curse - but I have faith that he can do some good with it before the end of the season!! 
🍾 I finished S2 of @ameliapodcast and it was so much fun! I loved the reveal that Amelia is a real, living person with an active role in the Project and I love that it’s Julia Morizawa! 
🌫️ @souloperatorpod (2) I’ll be honest, I don’t really have a solid grasp on what’s happening here yet but the writing is very compelling, and I adore the music! I’m looking forward for the fog to lift a little! 
♦️The Grotto (4) I went into this episode forewarned but definitely not forearmed… goddamn. Can I have a new episode soon, please? 
🖥️ The Magnus Protocol (3) .jmj error HM? REALLY. I really am hoping that this will end with our TMA faves hopping out of the computers but I would also be satisfied with an explanation that whatever this thing is has listened to them read so many statements that it’s taken their voices, if nothing else… Also, I love Colin - it’s so rare that a piece of media gives us a character who is sooo batshit right from the word go. I love him. He’s 1000% going to die. 
Hoping for a good week for everyone!!
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AnimateTimes movie interviews [❤💙💛]
Rita x Kaguragi x Jeramie (July 30)
highlights of the movie + guest cast
Change in Taisei
Rita's burden and with Morfonia / ep10, 16
Kaguragi with Racules and Suzume
Your character in summer
individual pics + translation under cut
Adventure Heaven is finally opening on July 28!
Hirakawa: In this movie you will meet a new side of Rita never before seen. Filming the movie is a fresh experience for me from start to finish.
Kaku: We will touch on Kaguragi's past in the movie. It will be very important for him in the future.
Ikeda: The coronation scene we shot with a crowd of extras. It is our biggest and grandest scene yet.
The guest cast including Ms. Sakura Ayane as Debonica is impressive too.
Ikeda: Ms. Sakura has a distinctive method of vocalization. When the two of us talked in private and she said "Royal Arms", I was stunned.
Is Ms. Sakura's "Royal Arms" cool?
Ikeda: It's very powerful, very cool indeed.
Kaku: As a king, you have to be cool.
Hirakawa: I didn’t get to meet all of the guest cast in person, but Mr. Nakamura Shido (Rainoir) has a solemn and powerful presence just from being. He brought on set a positive tension that alerted everybody "the movie is about to start!".
In the movie, Gira finally becomes King of Shugoddom. Has the star behind Gira, Mr. Sakai Taisei changed in any way?
Kaku: He's getting less nervous in public appearances. He'll still say "I'm so nervous!" even now, but he's getting better at relaxing into the role and just enjoy the show.
Hirakawa: The Taisei I saw is the one who's super nervous during filming.
Kaku: In the scene with Rainoir? 
Hirakawa: Yes! His lips turned purple (laughs). "It's method acting for the Land of Death!" he said, but I think he's just nervous. Recently, he seems to have accepted his role as the cute mascot.
Ikeda: Since I only joined the cast later as the sixth ranger, I haven’t seen his nervous era. But I see where you're coming from about him turning cute.
Hirakawa: When we used to call him cute, he'd say "There's no such thing!", now he just nods, "Um..."  (laughs)
Everyone: (laughs)
Ikeda: He might be somewhat happy to hear that.
Please tell us more about the main series as well. In Episode 16, Rita's past is revealed.
Hirakawa: I think through Episode 16, the audience can now feel Rita’s burden. Revisiting the past, we reaffirm Rita's resolve and sense of responsibility, as well as pushing forward in the mystery that is Fury of the Gods. This development will impact the TV series going forward.
How do you see the relationship between Rita and Morfonia?
In Episode 10, we saw a change in the relationship between each king and their aide. Rita also got somewhat closer emotionally with Morfonia. I believe the guard around Rita’s strained psyche has lowered a little. They won't have a heart-to-heart conversation just yet, but the distance between them has been shortening since. In real life, we are becoming closer friends as well, that will sure be a positive influence to our interaction in the story.
On the other hand, Kaguragi has a lot of mature bargaining that hide his true intentions with characters like Racules and his younger sister Suzume.
Kaku: It is fun to bargain with Racules. Yano-chan put his predictions of the future in his performance, I too kept that in mind and considered many aspects in my own. Suzume is both cute and a strategist, I find her duality interesting.
What if your character goes on a summer break?
Ikeda: Jeramie would sleep through it, wouldn't he? "What I thought was an afternoon nap, took a whole year. Happens to anybody." He did say that once... When he wakes up, it'd probably be winter. (laughs)
Everyone: (laughs)
Kaku: Kaguragi is a festival man. He'd for sure host a big summer festival in Toufu.
Hirakawa: Rita would just marathon "Together with Moffun", wouldn't they?
Kaku: Absolutely! Rita would rewatch every episode up to now.
Hirakawa: There are 4000 episodes, it'd be a miracle to finish it before the end of summer (laughs).
(laughs) Moffun is not slowing down with his merchandise release either.
Hirakawa: It's amazing, isn't it! Without a word you grew interested in its shape and voice. It's just that Rita's imitation is a little different though...
I think Rita's imitation of Moffun is adorable! At the end, please tell our readers the highlights of the movie.
Hirakawa: Surely it's being able to see a new side of Rita different from the one we know so far. Even the details in the background carries meaning, I would love for you to see it on the big screen, and two or three times if you can!
Kaku: The movie is presenting a whole new world, with imagery much grander than the ones in the TV series. The characters will face their pasts, and the audience can learn more about them as people. This is the part I find myself enjoying.
Ikeda: In a trip to the Land of Death, there is much to think about on each of the king's attitude and way of life. It adds another layer to the world of King-Ohger too. Please look forward to the movie.
Thank you very much!
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映画『王様戦隊キングオージャー アドベンチャー・ヘブン』 平川結月さん×佳久創さん×池田匡志さんインタビュー|リタの新たな一面とカグラギの過去――死の国で王たちが向き合う因縁とは?
2023年7月28日より公開中の映画『王様戦隊キングオージャー アドベンチャー・ヘブン』(映画『仮面ライダーギーツ 4人のエースと黒狐』と同時上映)。
シュゴッダムで始まろうとしていたギラの戴冠式。ヤンマ、ヒメノ、リタ、カグラギら各国の王が一堂に会し、新国王誕生の瞬間を迎えようとしたとき、“死の国=ハーカバーカ”の案内人・デボニカが現れ……。ジェラミーも加わり、ギラたち6人が未知の世界で大冒険を繰り広げます! 
��ニメイトタイムズでは、シュゴッダム新国王の即位と映画公開を記念して、キャスト6人へのインタビューを2回にわたってお届け! 
本稿では、リタ・カニスカ/パピヨンオージャー役の平川結月さん、カグラギ・ディボウスキ/ハチオージャー役の佳久創さん、ジェラミー・ブラシエリ/スパイダークモノス役の池田匡志さんにお話を伺いました。
中村獅童さんから威厳と強さを感じた
――映画『王様戦隊キングオージャー アドベンチャー・ヘブン』がいよいよ7月28日から公開されます。
リタ・カニスカ/パピヨンオージャー役 平川結月さん(以下、平川):今回のリタは今までにない新たな一面を見せるので、映画の撮影は最初から最後まで新鮮でした。
カグラギ・ディボウスキ/ハチオージャー役 佳久創さん(以下、佳久):映画では、カグラギの過去に触れるシーンもあります。今後の彼にとっても重要な話になりそうです。
ジェラミー・ブラシエリ/スパイダークモノス役 池田匡志さん(以下、池田):エキストラの方々と一緒に撮影した戴冠式は、これまで以上に華やかで壮大なシーンになりました。
――デボニカ役・佐倉綾音さんをはじめとしたゲストキャストの方々も非常に豪華です。
池田:佐倉さんは、声の響き方が全然違いました。2人でお話したとき「王鎧武装」を実際に言っていただいて痺れました。
――佐倉さんの「王鎧武装」は格好良い雰囲気なんですか?
池田:迫力がすごくて、とても格好良かったです。
佳久:王様たちはクールに決めるからね。
平川:私は直接お会いしていない方もいるのですが、ライニオール役の中村獅童さんからは、そこにいるだけで威厳と強さが感じられました。現場が引き締まり「映画が始まるぞ!」という良い意味での緊張感が生まれていたと思います。
――映画ではついにギラがシュゴッダムの王になります。撮影開始からギラを演じる酒井大成さんの変化や成長を感じることはありますか?
佳久:公の場で緊張しなくなってきていますね。本人は今でも「緊張する」と言っていますけど、徐々に楽しめる余裕が出てきたんじゃないでしょうか。
平川:私は映画の撮影でド緊張している大成を見ちゃったけど(笑)。
佳久:ライニオールとのシーン?  
平川:そう! 唇が紫だった(笑)。「死の国だから役づくり!」と言っていたけど、普通に緊張していたと思います。彼は最近、可愛いキャラを受け入れてきているんですよ。
池田:僕は追加戦士で途中から参加したので緊張している時期を見たことがないんですけど、可愛くなったのはとてもわかります。
平川:以前は可愛いと言うと「そんなことないよ!」と言っていたけど、今は「うーん……」って(笑)。
一同:(笑)
池田:どこか嬉しそうだよね。
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夏休み中のリタは「もっふんといっしょ」を一気見する!?
――TVシリーズについても聞かせてください。第16話「10才の裁判長」では、リタの過去が明かされました。
平川:リタが抱えているものを、観ている方にも感じていただける内容だったと思います。過去を通じてリタの覚悟や責任感を再確認しましたし、大きな謎である「神の怒り」についても進展があったので、今後のTVシリーズに影響していきそうだなと思います。
――リタと側近であるモルフォーニャの関係性についてはどう見ていますか?
平川:第10話「伝説の守護神」で、各国の王と側近の関係性が変化するシーンがありました。モルフォーニャとも心の距離が若干縮まり、リタが張っていた心のバリアが少し減ったんじゃないでしょうか。話し合ったわけではないのですが、自然に距離感が近づいていると思います。リアルでも仲が深まっているので、作中の掛け合いにも良い影響が出ているはずです。  
―― 一方でカグラギは、ラクレスや妹のスズメと本音を隠した大人な駆け引きが多いですね。
佳久:ラクレスとのやり取りは楽しいです。矢野ちゃん(ラクレス・ハスティー役・矢野聖人さん)も今後の展開を予想しながら演じていて、僕もそれを受けて色々考えながら演じています。スズメは可愛らしさと策略家の顔があって、その二面性がとても面白いと思っています。
――TVシリーズの今後も非常に楽しみです! ちなみに、もし自身が演じるキャラクターに夏休みがあったらどのように過ごしていると思いますか?
池田:ジェラミーは寝ているのではないでしょうか。「昼寝のつもりが1年経ってたなんて、ザラさ」と言っていたので……。多分起きる頃には、冬になっていると思います(笑)
一同:(笑)
佳久:カグラギはお祭り男だと思うので、トウフで盛大な祭りを開催しそうです。
平川:リタは「もっふんといっしょ」を一気見するのではないでしょうか。
佳久:確かに! これまでの話をおさらいしてそうだね。
平川:4000話もあるから、夏休みで観終わるかは怪しいですが(笑)。
――(笑)。もっふんはアニメやグッズの展開も盛り上がっています。
平川:すごいですよね! 何とも言えないフォルムと声がお気に入りです。リタが真似しているのは少し違うのですが……。
――リタが真似するもっふんも可愛いと思います! 最後に公開を楽しみにしている読者に向けて、映画の見どころを教えてください。
平川:やはりこれまで見せていなかったリタの新たな側面を楽しみにしていただきたいです。背景の細かい部分まで意味が込められていて、大きなスクリーンで観たら、吸い込まれそうになるくらい物語に入り込めると思います。時間に余裕があれば、2回、3回と観てほしいです!
佳久:映画では全く新しい世界が登場して、TVシリーズ以上の壮大な映像が見られます。キャラクターが過去の因縁に向き合うシーンは、それぞれの深掘りにもなっているので、個人的にも観るのが楽しみです。
池田:死の国へ行くことで王様たちの在り方や生きる意味など、色々考えさせられることがあると思います。『王様戦隊キングオージャー』の世界をより一層楽しめるので、ぜひご覧ください!
――ありがとうございました!
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Ah, here I am again, and for the very last time. That’s definite too because I can assure you that after this post, in which I will fully sum up my perspective on certain issues involving both fans and critics, I will have nothing else to say, this is the only thing on my mind I feel needs to be addressed and urgently.
For starters, I’m trying to become more professional with my own work and while I will always be a strong critic of HH/HB, It’s definitely about time I moved on so I can fully focus on my books and art. My sentiments towards both shows and Viv wont change, not a single bit, but admittedly I’m still interested enough to want to see if anything good will come out of either.
Chances are I’ll still be observing from a distance, I wont say anything of course, no more retweets or liking of posts I agree with either, but regardless of that I’m still very eager to see the kind of feedback or criticisms people will have on HH. Despite how I feel, Its something I looked forward to for years and I honestly just gotta see if my previous suspicions about the message being a shallow/irresponsible portrayal and the plot disintegrating into a black and white, wrong vs right kind of thing will turn out to be true
Hopefully not because there will be many, many issues with that if so, but ya know, I’m not expecting anything grand. And so, with all that clarified, as I stated at the beginning I got some shit to say, and Imm just say it ran this is probably going to be long than any other post I’ve made in the past, so proceed if you wish at your own discretion
Now, what I was referring to at the start is the discourse surrounding hate or criticisms that understandably have been a frustration for fans. In critic spaces, I’ve been seeing a lot more posts relating to this from fans who are calling out critics for hypocrisy, nit picking, just jumping onto the Viv hate bandwagon without having any genuine criticisms, being guilty of bullying, etc., and while I 100% can agree at some points—being a critic of HH/HB and holding Viv accountable for the things isn’t going to just dissolve you from any blame for any wrongs you may have committed—I still feel like it needs to be clarified that these points seem to be used as a way of refuting critics opinions on the shows and controversies involving Viv rather than genuinely trying to address these issues. To me, it feels like trying to block out the good faith of majority by constantly bringing up the bad faith of the minority since for some reason there is still this ongoing back and forthing between critics and fans of trying to paint one “side” as inherently in the wrong, which I don’t agree with at all. It’s completely counter productive to the fact that we should be able to fucking coexist with one another’s opinions, there should never EVER be this much fucking conflict over a damn show.
Genuinely, I would like if critics did refrain from commenting on posts made my fans who are just minding their own business and reminding them of why their opinions are apparently invalid because Viv sucks and everything about HH/HB sucks. Unless they’re like genuinely saying some really problematic shit, there’s no reason to respond or pay them any attention. Fans still have a right to enjoy both shows however they like. I don’t know what the fuck happens on twitter, I absolutely refuse to go and see for myself because that place is a playground for miserable mfs who like pissing off people, but I’m certain there are critics there and on Tumblr who’ve attacked fans, and I do not stand for that at all. I also wish there was a way of preventing fans from stumbling upon any spoilers, I can definitely see why that’d be upsetting but I personally don’t know a solution to this because I too just like knowing what to expect from future HH or HB content, same as any other critic who just shares their thoughts and create predictions based on what they see. I like to think critics don’t post these spoilers purposely to get a rise out of fans, however I do apologize sincerely because I know what seeing a spoiler for my favorite show feels like, it does suck. However, this is where my apologies end.
The fact of the matter is that no one should be attacking anyone or trying to shut down their voice simply because their opinions contradict yours, this amount of intolerance and incapability to just, I don’t know, ignore and move the fuck on with your day is just baffling especially considering most of y’all are adults bickering over a cartoon. Anything that is created can be criticized, mocked, or just blatantly hated, the bottom line is that there is absolutely no right or wrong way of thinking when it comes to a work of art—Vivziepop being the creator of Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel never will save them from being picked apart and judged, they’re not gonna get special treatment and quite frankly neither shows, in my opinion, are even deserving of it. The mentality a lot of fans seem to have from what I’ve observed is that anything Viv create should be worshipped and respected like sacred scripture, and it’s just bizarre, absolutely fucking bizarre!
People can claim what they want, but I don’t know a single human being who doesn’t have one show, video game, movie, character, etc. that they just don’t like or seriously despise with a passion. And then people wanna bring up the argument, “well, I may not like so and so, but at least I don’t go on the internet and shit on these things,” but my question is why you’re even filtering yourself when it comes to expressing your genuine opinion on a work of art. All art pieces warrant subjective opinions, why should you have to hold your tongue? Anyone who allows themselves who get absolutely livid over someone making a negative comment about something they like to the point where you throw a whole fucking tantrum and shamelessly harass that person and anyone who’s likeminded over it is honestly probably someone who needs to step outside and open a book, expand your thinking beyond such a childish mindset. It’s up to you to scroll past the hate, push it to the back of your mind, and not dwell on it. Like I literally can’t imagine how some HH/HB fans are irl if they can’t even stand people shitting on their precious little demon shows. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you should not have such an emotional attachment to something to the point where you abandon all courtesy and act like a complete jackass in defense of it.
The other day I saw that user who literally called critics “ugly fuckers” and ya wanna know what I did? In my head I was like, “damn that’s one miserable ass person” and scrolled right on past em. The second I see or hear people make juvenile insults like that I automatically tune em out because clearly they’re not ready to have a proper mature argument, and I’m a teenager for crying out loud! Furthermore, I for one really like Steven’s Universe and Demon Slayer, however I’ve always been willing to hear people out when they disagree because I genuinely like listening to their reasoning, often you’ll find that you can understand their points as well. Everyone’s opinions and perceptions of things defer after all, one person can really like how a show developed the dynamic between two characters and another person can completely despise it and with good reason (Think Stolitz or the animosity between Stella and Stolas). When did people become too stubborn to listen to opinions that contradict yours and analyze them respectfully? Labeling all criticism as bad faith or hate is not trying to analyze, that’s a very drastic assumption, and you’re just grouping together a massive community who all have different things to say about HH and HB. You’re just blatantly unwilling to expand your knowledge and see the wrong in someone you admire and look up to, and that’s honestly a very dangerous mentality to have
Just sweep all their controversies under the rug and turn a blind eye to all the problematic shit that’s apparent in HB and some of Viv’s old work. Yep, because that’s a great thing to do
I’m absolutely not telling fans to stop liking HH/HB or to start avidly criticizing or hating the shows due to Vivziepop and spindehorse drama because while I personally am not the separate the art from the artist kind of person, I can’t expect everyone to adopt that same way of thinking and quite frankly, what happens outside of the shows, behind the scenes, shouldn’t impede on their enjoyment. However, that does not mean they should be willfully ignorant of what goes on because while I’m still educating myself on all the drama, what I have heard is rather serious, and to all the people who fanatically defend Viv, I ask them if they’d have the same energy if they knew the true extent of the controversies surrounding her. You can like her work and STILL hold her accountable, stop acting like you’re sworn to some allegiance with Viv
Also, I’m being genuinely serious right now, can any fan really tell me what the plot of HB even is anymore? Because I personally don’t see one. People grill the plot so hard not because they just thought they suck from the get go, if anything the pilot of HB is what engrossed SO many people and me included—critics just became displeased with the blatantly lackluster writing of a lot of the episodes, the lost potential of so many characters, and this overall random ass shift to a story that solely revolves around Stolitz. It’s gotten to a point where it seems like so many parts were improvised or thrown in there like an afterthought to keep the audience reeled in, creating so many issues that easily could’ve been avoided if there was just a little more organization and planning ahead. I don’t even see the direction the show is heading anymore with how they did Stella and Striker, it’s all fallen flat. Critics have created concepts and ideas for the show Viv easily could’ve incorporated herself if she really tried, that’s why I never understood how people can mock AUs and redesigns when they’re legit better than what Viv has done by a landslide. Whatever it was, laziness or just not being good at writing, it was Viv’s bane, but that’s not gonna change the fact that there were many opportunities for improvement that she forsake
But with that said folks, I’m finally done talking
Make of this post as you will but these are my genuine thoughts and feelings, and I’ve nothing else to say
Bye bye 👋
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ATLAS PARADOX RAMBLING
dude this book. i need to talk. about it. im going insane.
everyone who hasn't read it, PLEASE DO!!! it's a dark academia book about a bunch of gay silly magic people that join a society and try to kill each other. there's time travel, a big ass polycule, aesthetic scenes, the prettiest writing style in the world, science, philosophy, and fucked family. (opposite of found family).
(extremely chaotic unorganized long rant below, with spoilers. click at your own risk)
FIRST OF ALL WHY WAS THIS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE?!!?!?
i had to power through the first one, it felt long, and unnecessary and like trekking through a JUNGLE with the thickest and most intricate ecosystem that i had to peel back and unravel for hours and hours. only to like move the plot by an inch.
BUT THIS. olivie blake found her footing because this was so good. i am aware the reviews hate on this book and some people don't like it, but personally i adore it and it's really well written.
CHARACTERS
bro they all had such wonderful voices, like they were distinct and unique from each other but not drastically, noticeably different I NEED TO LEARN FROM THIS. six of crows and the atlas six do multi povs so well <3 its like this book was made for me, each character was perfect and incredible and gay and silly and-
reina. love of my life. i look forward to all her povs because the plants are so silly and she's the best character. i said it. she's canon asexual now too YEES. i needed more of her because she was barely in the first one, and they DELIVERED. the juicy plot with her 'god complex' (ily callum) and her feelings getting hurt and learning she actually is lonely and wants friends? she's so wanda maximoff. next book better have her opening up and learning to love people or i riot (and also her killing people and being the badass she is)
parisa always my fave too, i do wish her character wasn't always talking about sex or romance, there were some great moments in this book where she showed off her telepathy powers (the prince in the tower!!) it was awesome. i'm glad they acknowledged that side of her with reina, (oh my god i ship them so much wait till i rant about them-) but dude i still HATE DALTON. SO MUCH. OH MY GOD. every time it's her pov i dread seeing dalton, i wish she could give that up. generic white men should die.
CALLUM. whatever turned him from complex, daunting, and a psychopath last book to janus from sanders sides this book- beautiful choice. he's literally the one sassy wine-sipping gay aunt that feels nothing and everything at once, also extremely mentally ill and depressed. he's SO FUNNY. his povs are fucking hilarious to read, and he quickly became one of my faves bc of how complex he is. i'm not smart enough to decipher and psychoanalyze him but god i LOVE CHARACTERS LIKE THIS.
i don't know what happened but nico is literally one of my faves now too, he's so silly and sweet and kind and i loved his relationships with everyone this book. like him trying to murder tristan in multiple different ways oml. he's my bbg. tristan was hit or miss for me, i did find him interesting but he's not my favourite. doesn't mean i hate him, he's so very british, i feel it radiating off the page. libby my queen my icon, her dream povs were so trippy i loved it- so so realistic to a real dream, that was the most surprising and unique part. also my bisexual queen seducing belen??
i did not like ezra and atlas was a little iffy here and there but tbh the cast was so well rounded and interesting and unique but paralleled each other so well?? THE RELATIONSHIPS. I DONT THINK ANY BOOK HAS THIS INTRICATE WEB-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER. they're one big polycule.
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nico and libby <3 i love them so much as siblings/queerplatonic partners. i don't ship them romantically, because i LOVE how they subverted the eye-rolling predictable ' YA academic rivals enemies to lovers' trope. when i started TAS, i immediately thought they were gonna get together and assumed the worst. but no, they still had the banter and importance in their relationship but without the romance? instead both of them were gay af. it's beautiful. i love subverting tropes so much. they're each other's 'other half' and they're hilarious together.
NICO AND TRISTAN. they were such a highlight this book, it was unexpected but so funny. nico trying to murder tristan and their little talks because 'they're not friends...just coworkers' yeah right, the best friendships start with creatively murdering each other. tristan being droll and chill af, and then nico bouncing off the walls my adhd king.
reina and nico broke me?? like that one chapter where they sparred and caught up with each other and reina was guarding her hurt feelings. DUDE THAT KILLED ME. made me stare at the ceiling for a good minute. their friendship is everything to me, they contrast each other so well. she deserves to be treated better- when they had that projection chapter and she saw that nico downplayed her skills...like she was good, but not good enough for him to care about her. AGGHGH.
REINA AND PARISA. NOW THIS. THIS HOOKED ME INTO THE BOOK. i ship them so bad guys. they parallel each other and are both hot and enemies to lovers and wlw slow burn and- look. reina is asexual, therefore the only person to truly see and understand parisa for who she is, and not be influenced by her body. like that one projection. she can help parisa understand HERSELF and who she is past her sexual desirability. how to love someone again. romantically. then, on the flip side, parisa can help reina see and understand OTHERS. reina only sees people as one trait, cut and dry- without any of the complex feelings. parisa is a telepath, she knows how to read others. THEY CAN BOTH HELP EACH OTHER AND LOVE EACH OTHER IN WAYS THEY NEVER COULD HAVE OMFDADJFLSKJADFL- also reina pinned her against a wall and they want to kill each other and every time they interact i scream into my pillow-
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'You can't love anyone right?"
"I've met very few people worth loving."
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*throws myself off a building*
now we just gotta play the familiar game "IS IT DELUSION OR IS IT JUST SLOW BURN" and find out whether their insane chemistry pays off in book 3.
the nico parisa scene was actually sweet ngl, even though i don't ship them. the whole callum and tristan thing was so bitter exes situationship coded and i ate every second up. especially that last conversation. AND OFC. GIDEON AND NICO?!!! AAAAA THEY WERE SO CUTE THEY'RE ENDGAME I SCREAMED WHEN THEY KISSED DUDE THEYRE SO-
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now for the actual plot. this book has so many interesting subjects and philosophies and debates i'm not smart enough for this. but past all the aesthetic glamour, it's science, time travel, dreams, multiverses, fate, reality, and the complexities of the human mind. and my god it's fascinating as fuck.
do i have any idea what they do in this society?? NO. am i entertained? YES. especially that whole explosion paradox to bring libby back to the future. the whole powering the connections via aurora borealis? the whole debate about being gods? i love it. i love it.
alright im so sorry for that rant, i gotta go now but DUDE I LOVE THIS BOOK NO MATTER HOW WEIRD IT WAS
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reading for kim hongjoong !
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reading conducted ; july 23 2023
(after my brief hiatus, i have returned with a tarot reading for ateez's captain hongjoong. this is NOT a requested reading - i suddenly felt drawn towards three of my decks. hongjoong is very open and easy to read for me, so i can't say i'm surprised.)
disclaimer ! despite what some people may think, tarot is NOT a fixed fate, nor can it predict the future. tarot is merely just an act of guidance and outcomes are subject to change based on one’s actions. it can be taken into consideration when making choices, but it shouldn’t be taken as fact/evidence. results may vary from reader to reader depending on their own energies, intuitions, personal interpretations of the cards and the date/time the reading was conducted. if what i say is different from someone else’s, it doesn’t mean i’m right, but it doesn’t mean i’m wrong either. there’s no right or wrong until anything is confirmed.
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july 23 2023 ; no
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the rider-waite santa muerte tarot by fabio listrani aibo tarot by kanitsart semanopparat
⮞ general check-in !
hongjoong seems to be going well at the moment ! he could've hit a few obstacles - but if that's the case, they may not have affected him that much due to self confidence and having a strong support system. he also seems to be doing a very good job being ateez's captain, having the necessary amount of control over his mental power, strength and intellect. he seems to enjoy his current travels and could be experiencing his life quite well with his stable finances. he could be exploring a lot of the places he's visiting, and may be looking forward to doing more of it in the future, maybe to places he hasn't been to before or to places he hasn't visited in a long time. he seems very keen on living in the moment and making memories he can look back on fondly. just like in the july reading i did for the group, he could be in contact with people in his past, or he may find himself reminiscing about said past.
THE CHARIOT, KING OF SWORDS, 2 OF WANDS, 6 OF CUPS, 9 OF PENTACLES, THE RIDER-WAITE. UPLOAD CONFIRMATION: THE WORLD.
⮞ love forecast !
hongjoong may be happily single right now, just deciding to live and enjoy life for himself. he's hot, rich and famous - he may not need a relationship to be content with how things are going. he could be going with the flow - if he finds someone then so be it, and if not, then so be it as well.
THE LOVERS RX, PAGE OF WANDS, NINE OF CUPS, AIBO TAROT. UPLOAD CONFIRMATION: KING OF PENTACLES.
love seems to be on the horizon for hongjoong, however. compared to the rest of his life, it may happen relatively soon - but maybe not on this current tour. perhaps in the next 1-3 years. this person could be the soulmate he seems so interested in finding. until then however, life seems like it will just happen.
SUNRISE, MY WORLD, THE STAR, QUEEN OF CUPS, TWO OF CUPS, AIBO TAROT. UPLOAD CONFIRMATION: KING OF CUPS
⮞ career plans !
according to these cards, hongjoong might have a whole lot of inspiration from his experiences across various aspects of life, that he would like to turn into some sort of masterpiece. something very deep and meaningful, especially something that's taught him a life lesson. if it's music, he may be interested in bringing forth new sounds and genres into the industry, and/or unique scenery and imagery laced with double meanings and important symbolism. for some reason i also see his art style in there. it may be in early development however - some of these things might be scrapped but it looks like he would like to at least explore !
THE FOOL, THE EMPRESS, THE STAR, THE WORLD, SANTA MUERTE TAROT. UPLOAD CONFIRMATION: THE SUN
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Hi! I completely agree with your answer especially about people assuming that every discrepancy is due to Louis' unreliable narration. I know that Rolin said that s2 will change our perspective on s1 and that the DV scene and the murder will be revisited, but I don't think it automatically means that what we saw in 7 episodes will be thrown away, like so many people believe. It wouldn't make sense imo. What do you think?
I am also very much not a fan of how some amc iwtv fans treat unreliable narration like a magical retcon device. To be fair, Anne Rice treated unreliable narration like a magical retcon device too, but I had the optimism to assume that we were all in agreement that since the show writers have the power of hindsight they wouldn’t feel the need to do that.
But anyways yeah, it would absolutely not make sense for Louis to be lying about the dv. The great thing about unreliable narration is that even when the narrator is lying, the lie reveals to us something interesting about the narrator. What would pretending to be a victim of dv reveal about Louis? Ig that he likes to victimize himself or has some reason to demonize Lestat, but neither of those traits would align with what we know about Louis in the books and in the show. There are things in the books that Louis was revealed to have made up in iwtv, but specifically to make his history with Lestat appear less tumultuous and more clean cut. Like how he lied about not being in love with Lestat so that their conflict would seem less personal and painful, or how he lied about meeting Lestat again in the 20th century and received some catharsis after everything. Neither of these are in anyway indicative of a person who would lie about being beaten by their partner. Then, it makes even less sense for what we know of show Louis. Louis in the show is very explicitly averse to being seen as a victim, and he actively makes an effort to excuse Lestat’s actions and paint their relationship in a way that is less fucked up then it really was.
I suppose if they wanted to have a twist where Louis was actually a complete fraud and everything we thought we knew about him was a lie, then they could go the dv was a lie route and have it make sense. But that would arguably be worse. Louis is a character many people love and identify with, show and book alike, and painting him that way would be out of character and definitely get severe push back. Louis is extremely flawed (esp in the books) which I love about him, but not in that way. Not even to mention the offensive real life implications of having a character lie about dv in such a way, especially after showing the violence in such graphic detail.
Some people have the theory that Armand is manipulating Louis to lie, or putting false memories in his head, and I think this is a direction they’re more likely to go in over Louis lying knowingly, but that doesn’t mean I like it. This would be very simplistic and dumb imo, the the only thing it would tell us about these characters is “Armand bad”, and it would inevitably frame Armand as the big bad of this arc, which I rlly don’t like. Armand assumes the villain role in the first 2 books, and does have the capacity to pull this off with his very strong mind powers, but doing smth like this is so vastly out of character that I can’t fathom a way the writers could pull it off without making my skin itch, as a rabid armand fan. They’d have to fundamentally alter his relationship with not just Lestat but Louis and Daniel too, not to mention I have no idea what his motive would be, and that’s saying smth considering I love dissecting Armand’s mind.
Honestly I don’t know how they are going to go forward with the dv, and how they plan to change our minds, I have no predictions that I’d be happy with happening. Tbh I just wish the dv didn’t happen, bcus I can’t see anyway that it would be meaningful to the story being told or the characters I love.
Thank you sm for the ask once again anon! U r giving me such an ego rn lol like omg ppl care about my opinions ?? Lmao
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bluethepineapple · 1 year
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A Discussion on Hermione and Leadership
Hermione and leadership is something very interesting to me because while she rarely formally holds the title of leader, she seems to end up in leadership positions anyway. While it is clear that Ron follows Harry, Hermione often acts as an independent agent. She not only often counters or even vetoes Harry's plans, she also makes her own and they often happen on a much larger scale than Harry's own.
Off the top of my head, Hermione was the one who concocted and led their plan to impersonate Crabbe and Goyle in the Chamber of Secrets. She cooked up the plan, figured out the necessary tasks, and assigned the roles of each member. She planned the plan well enough that the boys managed to pull it off without her.
It was Hermione who envisioned the DA and managed its logistics, communications, and operational security. While Harry was named leader, his role was primarily as an instructor. The actual planning and decision-making for the group fell on Hermione. This is most visible in the Hog's Head meeting. While Harry's story was the focal point, Hermione was actually the one controlling the room and the narrative of their group. She was the one who made the pitch at the very beginning, and after Harry managed to convince the group of the veracity of his claims, it was Hermione once more who took control of the meeting and settled the concerns and questions of the assembled body. (An appropriate metaphor is that while Harry is the teacher, Hermione is the principal of the group.)
Hermione led them through their escape in Tottenham Court Road. She got them out, commanded them to walk until they found a safe space, and then instructed Ron to change and Harry to hide. She led them through initial plans before the Death Eaters attacked them. Even if she was shaking from the fear, she managed to lead them on anyway.
And this is going to be controversial, but Hermione was arguably acting as co-leader in the Horcrux Hunt. While Harry is often the impetus for their plans, Hermione led the majority of the planning. She led the planning for the Ministry Heist, managed the resources during the Horcrux Hunt itself, led the planning for Godric's Hollow, and even led them both into and out of Xenophilius Lovegood's house. While Harry is the named leader, Hermione often managed to overrule his suggestions and stay his hand when he wants to impulsively rush forward.
From these examples, we can pinpoint several patterns that compromise Hermione's leadership style.
First, Hermione is a visionary and a strategist. Hermione has a very strong vision for the future and has the ability to turn said vision into reality. She is capable of creating and implementing long-term plans. She also has the foresight to spot future problems her team might encounter, and from these predictions, make the necessary contingencies. This is the trait that allowed for the Polyjuice Plan, SPEW, and even the DA. She saw a problem and took steps to rectify it as much as she possibly could, often by organizing the people around her. This leads us to my second point.
Hermione's instinct to trouble is to organize. We see this with the Polyjuice plan, SPEW, and the DA. She figures out what she needs and then seeks out the people who would be most instrumental in the attainment of her goals. Her recruitment of Harry in the DA is the best example. While Harry is indeed better than her at DADA, their ability gap isn't actually big enough that she would struggle to tutor others. She knows from SPEW however that she would have trouble getting support, so what she does is get Harry to teach because his reputation alone will be a big enough lure to get the people she needs.
Hermione naturally thinks in terms of people. Her plans are all created with her members in mind. She works with them and places them in positions where they would be the most useful or, at least, least hindering. The best place Hermione could ever be is within a team she had personally picked because she manages to maximize their skills and talents. This is most notable in the OotP Counter-propaganda. She spots the strengths of her group (ie. Harry's story, Luna's access to the Quibbler, and her own leverage over the Quibbler) and uses these to counter the Ministry's smear campaign.
Lastly, Hermione not only enjoys the responsibility, she actively creates opportunities to lead. SPEW and the DA are proof of that. While power holds no allure for her, if leading is what it takes to achieve her goals, then she will take the leadership wholeheartedly. The responsibility doesn't scare her, and stepping into leadership positions seem to come naturally to her. In fact, the constant criticism of her being bossy directly translates to her willingness to take the lead if that's what's necessary.
To conclude, Hermione's leadership skills are very well-established in the book. While she isn't the perfect leader by any stretch, leadership is something she naturally falls into. Hermione's vision, people-management skills, and willingness to take responsibility all make her a great leader.
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ravenpie52 · 1 year
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hi heres dinotrux analysis
Dinotrux is an excellent example of a show that is episodic-leaning in nature, yet continuity-dependent. While each episode is its own contained story (even within miniature arcs), it constantly builds (har har) off of previously established events.
The builds are central to it all of course, though some are a lot more permanent features within the script. The big season one builds like the garage, ore station, and trux wash are a constant staple. Though sometimes there will be references to one-off builds too. 
Like other shows that involve forming a community and helping others out, an entourage of side characters begins to form and repeatedly shows up as an ever-increasing cast. And a lot of the time they don’t fade into the shadows completely and are referred to if they don’t appear.
BUT, something that I found fascinating was how the gathering of knowledge compounds upon itself in the show. Building techniques keep making a return in new forms as the builds rise in complexity. Battle tactics also change and adapt. Click-Clack’s move of shooting bits is used by both him and Revvit in fights later without any highlight. The listening dish is used in multiple ways. And... superchargers make a return in a big way in the second series. There are other examples of this, points that come back up like Revvit’s magnetic feet. Moves like Skya catching the Reptools with her hook keeps happening all the time.
This is a show that rewards the watcher with a feeling of satisfaction if they pay attention. Though, binging also does reveal a couple flaws...One of them being the lack of swarm enemy variety. New versions of Scrap enemies we’ve already seen is a problem with the show for instance. There is very little variety in who the show throws at our cast in order to raise the stakes. The biggest strength of the show is the Dinotrux designs, so that limited portion sticks out all the more.
In some ways there is noticeable character development. I see it the most in Click-Clack, but unfortunately the cast do tread into pitfalls where things sort of go back to a status quo. Sometimes lessons feel “unlearned” later, but this doesn’t happen enough to hamper the feeling of forward progression the show creates. Dozer becomes outwardly loving of the Tortools, but still constantly postures his tough guy act when it isn’t needed, for instance.
I think this could have been potentially solved if the characters had a few more flaws and other traits to work with. They have some depth to them, but at times they are...very predictable let’s say. One could argue though that comfort can be found in such a fact.
I really do love the show. The world is interesting, and the messages are fun. It has potential to be molded into various directions by the fans if they so choose. I can say with confidence now that it’s pretty underrated. I stumbled across it accidentally! 
I have only gotten two episodes into Supercharged. My main worry is that the power boost aspect of the show might become a cop-out at times and remove the aspect of ingenuity solving their problems, but that doesn’t seem to be the case quite yet, so we’ll see.
One final note is that it is VERY clear that the show creators had at least some engineers on speed-dial. Even though they throw random terms for parts at us at times, the designs like the bridges and such are very clearly grounded in a basis of practical knowledge. It makes me fascinated in getting a peek behind the scenes to see how they came up with the concepts and designs.
Personal opinion time: Revvit is my favorite character and I love his and Ty’s friendship, it’s very wholesome. I find Dozer’s existence as a character funny purely because Land Before Time had Cera, another yellow triceratops that picks fights. What’s with the constant three-horn and longneck rivalry? lol
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favorite fragments from this one since i’m going on a playoffs related article binge so i can feel vindication when the numbers crunchers who don’t believe in LEON DRAISAITL eventually predict something wrong
also this one from the sheldon keefe article:
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i think his dedication to kayfabe and making people miserable bewitch me. like whoregate aside i think the writing was on the wall regarding his uh progressiveness... or lack of... and oomf also said something that i do agree with, (for me because this is not like all other rpf where for example the kpop idols have a moral obligation to be role models and personable and likeable so they can build on this relationship and make $$$ which isn't to say that the same can’t happen but again), What was said is that:
if you’re surprised it’s your own fault LOL and also my biggest grief with mt19/2919/**** bandwagoners like what are you guys seeing?! how did he end up as fictional queer gay baby when he’s just a local country club douchebag?!?! which is also my problem w people who enjoy zegras in a straight-forward manner.
whatever. my point being: i do think he has said worse LMAO and i don’t have the gene for enjoying ““““““““““““big dick energy”“““““““““““““ but i can rationalize this for myself as. what else would you expect from a hockey player?! and you can expect better i just don’t understand what about matthew tkachuk provokes 100k gaypeople fic where he’s gay angsting about LEON DRAISAITL treating him bad... whatever!
Matthew Tkachuk talks. Matthew Tkachuk produces. Matthew Tkachuk either earns the spotlight or demands it, and following Florida’s Game 5 win in Boston, he’d done both.
well it’s so. i’ll get to it soon but it’s so LOL you know how there’s this whole uprising of 4th liner goons need to learn how to control the puck too bec just fighting won’t go far in the nhl etc which is like the tkachuk thesis beaten to death but there’s something interesting about this guy who’s getting better and better every year acting like he’s been a veteran from day 1, like he’s old school and gritty to run through a wall for the W etc. and it’s just this sheltered hockey legacy? like what even. i think calgary did wonders for his accountability and what-not but you can’t convince me this gated community dude is as thugish as he wants to seem. granted he’s bashed for turtling so
and Tkachuk — in Year 1 with his hand-picked franchise, doing exactly what the Panthers bet he’d do — has led the way. He isn’t just a great player; he’s an anti-hero. And in a league that couldn’t identify a compelling narrative with two hands and a map, he’s a welcome gift.
i do get what they’re trying to do i’m just not sure if that’s what EYE would do. it isnt like COMPELLING NARRATIVES are a dime a dozen let’s be honest here!!!!!!!!!!! and if anything is MATTY TKACHUK the most compelling one you can find?! like really... like the dirty is handmade and that dawg was surgically implanted. in-vitro.
it is fascinating to see like the one-man army underdog angle. mostly because it’s untrue but it pisses people off so a win in my books.
That’s the quantifiable stuff. If you care about the other end of the game — grit, grime, human drama — Tkachuk has leveled up, too. He started his work ahead of Game 1. Was he clowning the media? The Bruins? His own teammates? Choose your own adventure.
“I don’t even know if ‘underdog’ is a right phrase for us right now, going against that talent and everything they’ve done this year over there,” he said. “We have our hands full. We got to play very, very, very well — if not perfect — to win a game (in this series),” he said.
i hate the lady gaga 100 people in a room 99 don’t believe in you speeches but i love the SAYING THE THING THAT UPSETS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF PEOPLE discursive strategy. he has such a brain for media duties like my dude....... do not be fake coy in front of me! he was very confident they were gonna do it bc might as well but @ interviews he would just be like We’re trying so hard... Every guy in this room believes in us and i’m not sure if there’s anyone else believing.... We only have eachother.... <- i mean. congrats on keeping the straight face.
Before the game was over, he’d goaded Linus Ullmark into trying to take a poke at him. Ullmark, of course, is a goalie. He got tossed for his trouble. Tkachuk came out of it $5,000 poorer ... Two days later, he was scoring an overtime winner, taking advantage of a brutal puck-handling error by Ullmark and prompting a Hall of Fame postgame press conference by coach Paul Maurice: “That guy is a — and then you put a long string of profanity — gamer,” Maurice told reporters. “Is he not a gamer?”
[...] Ullmark, anecdotal or not, hasn’t been the same.
fine.......... im buying it what else.
also CRASY LEVELS OF GOALIEKILLING TT-TT it makes me feel so bad for ullmark like imagine letting mt19 get under your skin so bad it just ends up as this shitshow. when it was korpisalo i had a laugh tho so + they call it “his Game 4 trollfest” ????
i am not immune to being interested in matthew tkachuk. i am however immune to m*ttdrai because it pisses me off sooooooooo much and i think if we could isolate the two of them away from each other everyone would have so much fun...
like not to GATEKEEP and POLICE but there’s an angle in this story that DOES compel me. and it is that they’ve been pushing for this guy ever since he got out of alberta and it’s been facilitated by USNTDP + legacy background ofc but also he’s been trying too hard to make it happen. like MVP at the all-star game? so i’m not saying you have to be skeptical of his SINCERENESS but it’s so funny when people buy into it completely LOL people have to start appreciating fakeness and facetiousness more. it’s not a bad thing or a moral failing he’s doing his job as an entertainer and i’m only giving him his laurels... to end i do not think he’s sick in the head insane like most GREATEST PLAYERS OF THE WORLD he’s just a sagittarius eldest brother.
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so funny. nightmare polycule [shoves connor between them so i can tolerate the pairing a bit more and also so filthy 2919ers can’t crop him out]
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Hello and welcome to an impulsive post where I will be talking about Chris Evans, Alba Baptista, and whatever FS saga was going on that I just found out about — but with astrology!!!
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From taking a ten minute dive into this history, apparently a lot of people came to the conclusion that his spouse would be someone who would be behind the scenes but within the industry. Or maybe not in the industry at all, as well as a family person. But more importantly: yall saw his chart and just lived with that that’s crazy how is he living himself thank god for the arts truly-
I’ll look at this in two parts: how the predictions were “off” with his spouse and his approach towards marriage because you can’t separate the natal chart from the spouse & marriage no matter how much you try to.
DERIVATIVE CHART
So using derivative I can see how the predictions got there. It was mainly tarot I believe? However I think one or two blogs used astrology — and tbf it’s easier once you see the partner so let’s not forget that. Anyway people usually go for career first, so his fourth house is Aquarius. So scientist, engineer, technology. Look at the ruler in the twelfth though (which would be the 6th). That’s in Libra which holds Jupiter & Saturn. So someone who would prefer to be self employed because they have standards they can’t find anyone else matches, and they’re beloved or respected in their community. Libra can equate to arts or beauty, so it can be an innovative in its field all together? However this can point to a more artistic career. Something that immediately popped out to me was the third house. That’s usually siblings and communication. So we have the career laid down. With cancer sitting there, they’d have a soft spot for family (literal or metaphorical), but it holds Venus + Mercury, and I can’t tell you how many actors have those planets chilling there or in the twelfth. It’s not a staple, but a pattern. Even if it’s not the profession, it shows an ability to make money from the voice. Lastly his ascendant shows the people his spouse attracts or is attracted to (Scorpio Ascendant with the Moon there is pretty straight-forward, Alba supposedly has cancer & Leo-Virgo placements, the houses would reveal a lot more).
NATAL + MARRIAGE
I don’t see many issues, the main one I see is probably one caused by the self from insecurity or self wounding. He has a Taurus DSC that will want a stable marriage, and it’s Venus is in the 9th that will want their partner to be uplifting or open while also caring/comforting because it’s in Cancer (so emphasis on that nurturing quality). There’s a possibility of two marriages but I don’t see that happening. It makes a wide aspect to Mercury so if it does it’ll be later in his life, I think Venus reflects Alba. Now his Venus makes only one harsh aspect to Saturn which is in Libra I found that quite interesting. If he does ever have an issue, I think it’d be feeling like he’s not feeling treated fairly emotionally, but it’s one-sided. I don’t ever want to say it’s not true or he’s making it up but his chart is very sensitive, so for what he gives, if he feels too restricted by his partner emotionally or like he can’t open up or be vulnerable (like he can’t come out of his shell or be the gross side of Scorpio) then that would activate this Venus Square Saturn. It’d need an outer planet I think to really set it off, or his own personal transits, but that would be the only thing that might cause some turmoil. Besides that he has Chiron here, he needs to feel safe in his relationships. His 7th ruler is in the 9th in cancer (Alba is foreign but she’s also related to things familiar to him, cause that Taurus cancer mix is not going to give it all up for new things it doesn’t have prep for), so it’s like he can be there for her while she can be there for him.
Thoughts
Do I have opinions? Oh absolutely I literally locked my phone when I saw who she was but that’s another time, this is astrology and info dumping. This is kind of general and messy and NOT overlooked at all I previewed this at near midnight half asleep and wanted to write about it and am doing it QUICKLY. Thoughts? 🙃
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So, I still need to process, like a lot, but writing asks helps me, so...
Turns out I was wrong about pretty much everything regarding the 3 potential tragedies (well, Wyatt didn't die but at what cost! and his ending was the one that didn't really surprise me; as for Robert I was almost sure he would die one way or another but I actually thought it would happen between seasons; as for Gabriel I had come to expect it and the only thing I will say regarding it specifically is that I'm glad we had him and Carlos talk and hug before it).
I was basing my prediction entirely on how every other season ended up prettily wrapped up with a nice ribbon, but this time we didn't get it. I'm not exactly mad, per se, I don't think, not after all the series I watched over the years that ended with cliffhangers and I had no way of knowing if my favourite characters survived till the following year. And this isn't nearly as bad as that was. So it brings me back, though I didn't necessarily missed it. It's not completely satisfying, because there are storylines left open, but I guess they could afford to this this time since they were already sure of renewal. I really hope next season we get a follow up of all of them, not necessarily the murder plot (though I can see it being a new arc for Carlos that will push him forward professionally, and maybe even personally) but the grief involved. I'm left with the same feelings as it did all those times, a sense of loss and a craving for more, like right now 😂. But I'll get over it, at least I already know we'll be getting more eventually (and let's be real, it'll probably be January rather than autumn, but that's fine).
The only real critique I have now about the finale is that all of this probably deserved more space, like 3-4 episodes instead of just 2, but in the end I like they haven't delayed the wedding, because TK is the only thing Carlos is sure about (😭😭😭😭😭).
Thank you for bearing with my streams of consciousness ❤️
I'm very happy that I came to terms with Gabriel dying the last few days before the episode aired because if I had still been in denial about it, it would have been really rough! But I didn't expect him to be murdered like that...I thought maybe he would die in the line of duty, but I didn't expect it to be that intense! I also expected TK to be able to share his experience with grief over the loss of a parent more. He can still do that a bit, but Carlos' situation is a lot different with his father being murdered and not knowing who did it or why. I think this could be very interesting to follow up next season, though I'm a little nervous about how they will approach it. I'm nervous in general about next season! I hope Tim doesn't feel the need to constantly go bigger and more traumatic because if so, where do we go next?? I really want them to be able to be married and happy, at least a little bit! I know it's never going to be smooth sailing for them, but I'll take as much happiness for them as we can get!
I get what you mean about the storyline deserving more space. There was a point almost halfway through episode 18 where I was thinking, "How do we possibly get to a wedding???" It ultimately worked for me when we got there, but I could see there being a benefit to letting the storyline breathe a little. Maybe have Carlos investigating for a whole episode and then another episode with him going after the wrong guy rather than putting it all into just over half an episode, and also give him more space from being so upset he almost murdered an innocent man to deciding they should go through with the wedding as scheduled after all. However, I loved the scene of Carlos getting down on one knee and I loved that marrying TK was the only thing he was sure about. Also it was so heartbreaking to see Carlos like that so I don't know if I really would have wanted it to be more drawn out!
As for the wedding itself, I think I got everything I wanted out of it. I would have probably preferred them to be able to have a more uncomplicated happiness on their wedding day, but that's just not what this show is. They were never going to give us an episode that was just Tarlos having a happy wedding. What we did get was so sad and heavy at times, but there were so many beautiful scenes. And RAFA! He was incredible, as I knew he would be. This was really his season! I still need to rewatch and process more, but I think I'm overall pretty happy with the finale and the season as a whole.
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motheatenscarf · 11 months
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Alright, jokes about my own predictability and the flat circle that is time aside, here are my thoughts about this last stretch of Shadowbringers.
I've been informed that these ancient beings have been dubbed "ween woons" by the fandom and I... genuinely, unironically, wholeheartedly love it. I'd just been calling them the Mr. Burns Aliens, but no, they're ween woons. They go ween woon with their creepy lanky swaying and they say ween woon with their haunting vocalizations.
It's pokemon rules, THAT'S a ween woon
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In fact, that particular ween woon, uhhhhhh, is a.) self aware and b.) recognized my character.
I'd already figured out that Ardbert was likely your character's reflection here in the First, you both being shards of the same soul. Fits in with my theory that the echo in Warriors of Light is just, like, people who swore themselves to Hydalen the way Ascians did to Zodiark. Also, Ardbert looks identical to John Final Fantasy from all the cinematics and shit (which I did finally watch, to no one's surprise, I like the Heavensward one best), so yeah, that helped solidify that theory. Nice to have it confirmed.
This ween woon called Talia his "new old friend," and also described themself as "close friends" with Emet Selch, and Emet then ALSO recognized Talia once Ardbert did the fusion-ha dance to help stabilize her, with a "No... it CAN'T be," kind of shock to the recognition. So that's got some potential to be juicy "We were friends in another life" drama, peel it and feed it to me like GRAPES, I love it. ESPECIALLY if my theory is correct and that your old soul was one of the ancients who disagreed with the plan to sacrifice 3/4 of the population to Zodiark.
Also, yeah, it makes sense that the Ascians' plans will be to sacrifice everyone who survives 6 more fucking Calamities and trade that life to restore the ancients they lost. Otherwise, there would be people like Zaris, who think that they should go along with the Ascian's plans and allow the rejoinings to occur to become stronger themselves.
I also love the implication that their calamity, their "Final Days" was uh, just their own power to manifest their thoughts into reality turned foul. They didn't seem to have much reverence for individuality, to the point they wear cloaks and masks and share everything with everyone, spending days at a time discussing topics. They're beings of thought, not action. So if one of them, god forbid, has depression, and starts Thinking The Morbid Thoughts as any being with awareness is prone to do, that's gonna spread like... well, fire.
It is VERY interesting to me that Emet was earnest in his assertions that he wanted to see what would happen with the Scions and the WoL in particular because he is, I think, just looking to REST. He's lived "a thousand-thousand lives" and continually found humanity (for want of a better word) wanting. He does not feel like he can entrust the world and whatever disaster befell it to the hands of beings so flawed and myopic. That's why he needs the Exarch to go back in time and try to undo this MESS that is the world's shattering, because he doesn't think anyone but his people are up to the task of securing their legacy, of protecting the world. The people whom he mourns so freshly after what must be tens of thousands of years that he creates a city of shades just to feel the hollow familiarity of it. He straight up asks, "You think yourselves our equals? You think yourselves worthy to be stewards of this star? You think if you were threatened with a crisis like THIS that half your people would gladly sacrifice themselves to save the other?"
I'm really hoping it all comes back to Alphinaud's revelation back in Heavensward; no cause is ever worth sacrificing the people we love. We fight to SAVE them. Maybe we fail, maybe we lose, but at no point along the journey does forsaking the person beside you become an acceptable path forward. The good of the whole is worth nothing if it does not still value and treasure the good of the one. That's the mission statement. That's the thesis.
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Hello Beautiful!
I just came across your blog and I have to say, you’re quite the little spit fire and i’m all here for it! Anyway: back to how I found you. I run in a tight knit circle who work with ESP (Extrasensory perception) also known as Psychic ability and Clairvoyance. I do dabble in tarot but some of the others in my circle are more gifted with it than I am. I’m old school. The other day someone joked about using tumblr as their journal and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I almost spit out my matcha. And what magazine was looking me square in the eye when this happened, Better Homes and Gardens. My grandmother’s favorite. I come from a long line of gifted women. Dating back to Salem. These women ancestors have yet to steer me wrong. I run a blog but it’s usually just as my mood board. So, I dug. I dug and dug until my eyes burned from not blinking enough. It seems I wasn’t the only one who was called forward about this connection. You seemed to attract very talented people who seem to be on the right track with their predictions. However I do worry at how interested the public is with Harry, his soul mate and their connection. Perhaps it invokes a certain feeling. Be proud of yourself, you just may be a stepping stone toward the right direction for him and his future.
My Reading: My first thought is “I’m gonna throw up or shit my pants” Oh. Well that’s definitely different lol. Normally the first thing I hear isn’t as… honest? I can feel my stomach in knots and it’s not what I ate. Someone feels very nervous. Where is this? The air is a little cold, there’s a breeze. It’s somewhat comforting. It’s helping calm this person down. Why are they so nervous? “I think he’s over there. No no no. There’s no way.” “Stop he’s literally looking over here.” There’s two people talking. The nervous one is whispering. I feel a sense of familiarity with the two talking. They’re either sisters or friends. I think I’m either in a busy restaurant, party or club. I see a decent amount of people around. The lights are what are making me think it’s one of the three events. I feel eyes on the nervous one. Blatant staring. I’m getting kind of uncomfortable lol Holy shit it’s him staring at them. He’s nursing a drink to hide his smirk. He knows he’s making them nervous. It’s giving me lion stalking its prey. “If you don’t go over there, I’ll bring him over.” the sister or friend says. This kicks the other person into gear. I feel a trickle of sweat at the base of my neck and my legs start to feel like jelly (mind you i’m sitting and I feel this) and they start to walk over to him. He immediately stops talking to whoever he was talking to. He anticipated this.
The scene now shifts to later into the night. I hear laughter and ice in a drink. Oh they finally are talking! But my point of view has shifted. He’s in shock. He hasn’t felt like this in years. A sense of familiarity and friendship. Like hot cocoa and dark chocolate. I’m tasting chocolate? Oh he’s looking in her eyes. (I’m going to say their female based on their outward appearance) Her eyes are reflecting the dim lighting and he sees himself in her eyes. Warm deep brown. Okay I can see her better now. The room has blurred around them. She has long dark hair that falls down her shoulders and back. I can’t see much else besides she has a decent amount of makeup on. Not in a bad way, she looks elegant. It’s done either professionally or with skill. Red lipstick. She looks very put together. I can’t hear their conversation. It’s too personal. They’re sitting either by a fire or on a leather couch. Maybe both. I’m being pushed away. The scene is fading. I hear cars outside. I feel like i’m running on a sidewalk. Is it raining? Another Rainy Day in New York City.
okay that was a lot and not a lot at the same time. That was their first meeting. Coming in to union. My stomach aches now even to think about it. Does anyone have a tums or something? Kidding. After I typed my last line I looked up what I said and it turns out that’s a song from Chicago: Another Rainy Day in New York City (1976) I feel kind of a loss of what else to say. This felt special. Like a warm hug and healing. Calm after the storm. Like coming home.
Thank you for allowing me to share this. You may call me Valentina if you request my presence again. I will circle around. Like I said, I have a tumblr but it’s a bit personal. Perhaps I can shift it around to be user friendly. Have a wonderful day.
hello lovely valentina, thank you for sharing mine and harry’s future encounter 🤗🤗🤗 jokes aside, feel free to come back and share more with us xx
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