#it's just describing relationships between characters

[oristian]

I want to explain my stance on each of the remaining couples as unbiased as I possibly can be. This will detail why I prefer certain ships over others.

ELUCIEN 🦊🦌🌻

— I have adored Elain and Lucien as a couple from the moment they became mates in ACOMAF. Their bond snapped immediately upon their eyes meeting, which is both the first we have seen of an immediate bond snapping, and also the first instance we have seen of both people in the pair knowing about the mating bond prior to the relationship. Their personalities are so similar, though both are currently muted due to their complex trauma responses. Their interests align and interlace with one another. Aesthetic wise, their relationship just merged so well in my head when I picture them. My own personal thoughts aside, the plot structure supports them as the endgame couple based on how carefully they’ve been placed in the Koschei arc. Elucien is regency coded and I can only imagine how beautiful their tension is going to be.

GWYNRIEL 🤍🖤💙

— I could tell pretty early on that they will become one of the endgame couples. SJM emphasized their specific interactions, exemplifying on banter and other characters picking up on both Azriel and Gwyn focusing their attention onto one another. The dynamic between them is based in equality and mutual respect, as they have both seen one another in moments that they hide from others and they still choose to face each other. They have such similar responses to trauma and their own inner reflections are very similar. I believe that Gwyn would challenge Azriel, which is what he needs in a relationship. The mate language used in the ACOSF bonus chapter from Azriel’s POV also points out that they are contenders for becoming endgame. Plot wise, ACOSF had so much symbolism and foreshadowing for Gwyn being tied to Dusk, and HOFAS further tied Azriel to the Dusk Court arc. I would love to see them teamed up on spy missions!

ELRIEL 🌷🦇🥀

— I completely understand why people ship Elain and Azriel—that is, until ACOSF. The aesthetic that Elriel offers is romantic and charged and I could even find myself enjoying this ship, if not for the plot arcs and the overwhelming potential of both Elucien and Gwynriel. Elriel has always read very flat to me, as if two people are being forced together in a scene without any build-up, or chemistry. I never felt the urge to read about them and I was very confused when I read the ACOSF Azriel bonus chapter and saw any sort of romantic undertones portrayed between them. A major turn off from this ship was the bonus chapter, as well. I was displeased with Azriel’s thoughts towards Elain and his objectification of her in his conversation with Rhysand. Had Azriel made it clear that he would have fought for Elain, or that he loved her, I could see myself leaning more towards this couple. The remaining plot also do not support Elriel as an endgame couple.

VASSIEN 🔥🐦‍🔥❤️‍🔥

— I do not understand this ship much at all, aside from the one line that Feyre uses in ACOWAR to title them the, “Lord of Fire and Bird of Flame.” I have always seen this couple being used as a way to cut a divide between Elain and Lucien, but there does not seem to be any romantic undertones between them. Vassa and Lucien read as platonic. As Elain and Lucien offer us the information that we need for the Koschei arc—and Elain can offer us the same information that Vassa can from her visions—we know that Vassa will not hold a book as a FMC. Vassa and Jurian have been set up to be endgame from the language used in the books—the same language that SJM uses across all books to describe her endgame couples.

#sjm is a gwynriel and elucien shipper #elucien #gwynriel #pro elucien #pro gwynriel #anti e/riel #anti vassien #vassian #lucien vanserra #elain archeron #lucien and elain #gwynriel endgame #gwyn and azriel #gwyn berdara #gwynriel supremacy #acotar #sjm #acowar #acomaf #acosf

[thatweirddolldude]

So this intro will be a bit long, but it does have a point and know I'm going to be talking about Todd Chavez from BoJack Horseman and Jonathan Sims from The Magnus Archives.

Asexuality is fundamentally different from being gay or lesbian. Just like being transgender is fundamentally different from being gay, lesbian, or asexual. While being gay means you are a male-aligned person and are only attracted to male-aligned people, asexual means you are lacking a sexual attraction in some way.

Asexuality isn't really a sexuality. It's more like the title to a book. It's okay to have just a title, but you can't publish a book without a story. Real life humans can go their whole lives with a book title in their head, but are never able to develop the story, and that's okay. While real people are perfectly valid having only a title, fictional characters can't exist without a story.

While I say asexuality isn't a sexuality, there are many subcategories of asexual. Not knowing what subcategory to use is internally valid for both real people and fictional characters, but adult humans should know how to describe how they are aroused. If a fictional character gets into a romantic relationship, and it is a mature piece of media, like BoJack Horseman and the Magnus Archives, then the asexual character needs to talk about their sexuality.

Jonathan Sims is awful asexual representation. The only way you know Jon is asexual is from a QnA that you don't have to listen to. The only evidence Jon is asexual is from Georgie saying, "He just didn't." when referencing Jon and hers sexual part of their romantic relationship. . . from back in college. Jon then gets into a homosexual relationship with another character, which now confirms he's bisexual, but him and his boyfriend, Martin, never talk about their attraction for one another.

Jon himself is classified as asexual by his creator, but his boyfriend isn't. Jon didn't have sex with Georgie, we do not know why. Jon never gets a chance to explain or defend himself. We do not know if Jon and Martin had sex. We do know they lived in the same house and sleep in the same bed. Jon doesn't have a sexuality. Jon isn't even really asexual- he's just a blank canvas.

To be asexual means you are lacking in some way with your sexual attraction. That could mean absolutely anything, and no two humans are alike, so you cannot define asexual in a non-vague way. Ask any person who is a fully pubest adult to define their asexuality. What will they say? One person may say they cannot become aroused until they feel a personal connection (Demisexual). One person may say they were allosexual but because of a sexual trauma are now asexual (Caedsexual). One person might say sex and masturbation is disturbing or inherently disgusting (Apothisexual). One person might say they only feel arousal during solo masturbation (Autosexual).

There are many different kinds of asexual. Only feeling arousal when a person does not reciprocate those feelings, switching between asexual and allosexual, only feeling arousal when you don't know the person, or maybe you really want to feel arousal for another person, but you just can't.

While Jonathan Sims is an awful depiction of asexuality, Todd Chavez from BoJack Horseman is perfect. Todd does not recognize he even has a sexuality when the story first starts. He himself is very confused as to why he seems to be lacking when it comes to a sexuality. When the term asexual is brought up to him, he is welcoming. When he enters a relationship with a woman who is not asexual, he openly admits that sex is not something he is comfortable with at all. Todd doesn't know what his sexuality is when he starts, but by the end he is confident.

Todd is a beautiful story about coming out, about accepting yourself, and about standing firm in your sexuality. Jonathan Sims is a bit like a piss in the dark, sure you get some in the toilet, but most of it's on your feet.

#asexual #asexual facts #tma #the magnus archives #bojack horseman #todd chavez #martin blackwood #jmart #jonathan sims #jon sims

[thebookworm0001]

just gonna say there's a reason solas is described as an antagonist and not a villain in the new post

there's an important distinction there

and my dumbass is holding onto it

#i've held he'd be an antagonist not a villain this whole time #hoping for validation #the difference is a villain is in some way in the moral wrong #think the bad guys in scooby doo #an antagonist is just the force working against the protagonist (your main character) #the protagonist can be a villain the antagonist can be a hero #it's just describing relationships between characters #i think solas will be an antagonist without being the game's villain #not to say solas wont do fucked up shit #i just dont think he's the Villain of the game

[puppyeared]

Ouhhhh friendship I love friendship……..

#I’m reading volumes 14-16 of the ouran manga OOUGHHH MY HEART #I love this weird little friend group so much its unreal #like u have this charming sweeps you off your feet prince but he’s actually a huge lovable idiot with a kind heart and his friends #who are all misfits that he reached out to and drew in because of his kindness and own weirdness like that shits TIGHT BRO #and the trauma part where he has some deep seated issues with love bc he thinks that itll break a family apart like with his mom #how his family isnt allowed to be together because his mom and dad fell in love and how he says he wants to build a big house #so that way one day everyone will get along as a family like. all he wants is not to lose everyone and the only way to do that is #by maintaining a certain order.. he both wants a complete family so bad and doesnt want anything to sour between anyone #so he assigns each of his friends a family role based on how he sees them and YEAH its mostly played for giggles and tamakis #already weird so its his way of showing theyre close to him but. god damn this boy has LAYERS #it also feels kinda meta towards how found family tends to get thrown around to assign characters as 'siblings' or family roles instead of #using it to describe characters who are close enough to be each others family. cuz tamakis doing that EXACT THING in a way tht #ties in with his character and i have to say its fascinating using that within the story itself and its completely plausible #theres a lot of things i can say about ouran that are good bad and questionable but. god i love it when characters are niceys to each other #i remember i really liked the mall episode bc kyoya and haruhi got to spend time together and their relationship isnt very close #but it was really nice to see their personalities bounce off each other. i think i also wouldve liked to see haruhi alone with kaoru #i also firmly believe all of the hosts are at least a little in love with haruhi and this can be anything like endearing romantic cuz like #who DOESNT love haruhi. kyoya i think would want to study her under a microscope like his fascination with her draws him in #but im fucking obsessed with whatever haruhi and tamaki have going on because YES hes obsessed with her YES he jumps at the chance to #put her in a cute costume but haruhi? she just fucking goes with it because she knows hes fun to be around even if hes a little wacky abt i #theyre all so. NNGGHHHH #ouran #ohshc #yapping

[archersartcorner]

Was thinking about the fact that Zac’s last two (main campaign) characters have been Rogues (or the SW5E rogue equivalent) That Are Creatures. And what if they met :) bop slug

#my art #described #dimension 20 #a starstruck odyssey #neverafter #skip takamori #pib neverafter #puss in boots neverafter #I know it’s fun to see the IHs play different classes but honestly zac can play rogues forever. #1. he’s really good with rogues like genuinely. you give Zac a sneak attack option and he’ll just kill god apparently WHDVJD #2. I mean it seems like he rly likes playing rogues!! like it seems like he’s found a class he’s comfortable with and I like dat :) #I also just love that. here they are. Zac’s Rogues HWDVJSHS #between the brain slug and the cat. I don’t know where I was going with that I just. the range of playing both a brain slug and a cat #if it hasn’t been astonishingly obvious I Love Zac Oyama Characters. love it when that guy makes lil dudes and puts them in Situations #also slowly getting more comfortable drawing pib… I have some pib & tomas doodles I wanna post eventually too :) need to refine them a bit! #I love their relationship I wish they didn’t put Tomas in the book so quickly :( wanted to see them interact more!!! I think he wanted to- #-help them fight!! #wargh. also sadge we don’t have a canon Tomas design… if for any reason just cus I struggle making up my own designs if I don’t have- #-anything to go off of 😭 BUT I have smth and y’all will see soon hopefully :)

[brittlebutch]

interaction i’m Thinking a lot about

#N posts stuff #battle for beyond #nikhil #it’s something where like. i’m Kind of doubtful that brennan Intends to make characters that are like. have learning/mental disabilities #but uh. they resonate Hard anyway #especially wrt the way he and jasmine built this sibling relationship. the awkward guilt and tension between those like. skill disparities #and i think a lot about how olin describes the local attitude towards the competition as like. gimmicky and touristy #and that most people aren’t Actually all that interested in gunning for a chance to participate #and what it means that That is all nikhil’s good at #(esp bc he generally isn’t even really THAT good at it - pre-series start at least) #it’s just. idk it’s really hitting right now #i don't want to elaborate; anyway! relatable - the RP in this series is Bonkers i hope they make more of it #vid

[found-wings]

so you want me to stop fighting. I see how it is, taking away my joy in life" LMAOOOOOOO accurate reaction from etoiles after almost passing out from blood loss that he didn't even know he had

but OW THE PAINNNN OMGGGGG his literal instinct to deny help with his injury as he's had to push through almost every fight with the code alone so patching himself up with potions is something he's used too, but in those fights he had adrenaline to keep him going with tough injuries. every wound and injury was almost instantly undone with splash pots but here an injury was left to fester and drain him of energy- only difference though is that here he's with allies and friends who can help patch him up before things get too bad aaaaaaaaaa I LOVE WARRIER WITH 💞💕💞💗💞💖💞💞💕💞💖💞💗💞💞💗FRIENDS💕💗💖💞💕💗💖💞💕💞💕💞💕💗

also crying codebreakers is so special to me especially etoiles body allowing him to zone out for a bit while having his arms wounds tended too as the threats gone and he's around someone who he doesn't have to protect as much as others on the island as phil's more versed in combat then the average person living there and can compose himself before being fully grounded again once he's had time to register the injury and phils finished healing him AAAAAAAA CODEBREAKERS PUTS THEM IN A GLASS JAR WITH HOLES IN THE TOP FOR BREATHING AND SHAKES IT INTENSELY AND WATCHES THEM GLOW LIKE FIREFLIES AND PUTS THEM ON THE SHELF TO LIGHT MY ROOM UP - 💿

RAAAAH I‘M SO NORMAL ABOUT THIS AKAKAJ

I don‘t know why but I adore Characters that just.. have this deep trust in each other that just can‘t be described, different than they have to everyone else - like the way that Etoiles insists on pushing through and brushing off Phils concerns surrounding the wound, but he still let‘s him treat the injury. He still let‘s Phil sit him down somewhere and take care of it, while Etoiles doesn‘t attempt to fully fight back how he starts to zone out because Phil’s here.

He has the trust in Phil that he let’s himself be vulnerable in a way, because he trusts Phils skill and abilities, his confidence and determination when acting.

Etoiles doesn‘t attempt to brush it off playfully with lighthearted comments anymore and the silly banter between them only starts up again when Phil finishes up the injury, waiting for Etoiles to be properly grounded to hold an actual conversation with him.

They are both warriors and fighters, yet they are just as gentle with each other when the time calls for it.

I AM SO RAAAAH, THEM!!! THE SILLY LITTLE GUYS, I HOLD AND RATTLE GENTLY YET INTENSELY

#THE SILLIES!!!! #THEMM <33 #friendships that are just filled with this trust that can‘t be described is my favorite relationship between characters RAAAH #just two sillies that would protect and fight for the other at all costs #to be the others sword and shield and arms that holds them safe #qsmp #💿 anon #winged.rambles

[welcometoteyvat]

read baizhu’s stories. he wins for most balanced character of all time

#and i mean this in terms of lore vs plot relevance and personality traits #i still haven't pulled him but thats fine (coping) sigh he's so idk enriched as a character #like his stories are obv focused on. well himself but they have a lot of nice lore details like his contract w changsheng and some immortali #immortality mentions ig. idk how to describe it also the elaboration on the r/ship between life and death >>>>>> #can't believe he goes to dinner at wfp sometimes lmao?? him and hu.tao be like 'cant stand this bitch 1 min later me and the bestie' /jjjjjj #just kidding i could never water down a nuanced relationship to a joke meme #when they mentioned how he hu tao and zhongli come together and only truly meet heart to heart when conducting last affairs... good stuff #anyways i like him. please come home now i dont want to have to go to 80 pulls for you #back to the lore relevance its nice that his story quest also elaborated on like how god remains affect people and callback to the chi of yo #yore world quest wayyy back #think im pretty satisfied for how his character personality etc turned out after 2 yrs of waiting like some of the hate was so bad lol just #bc of qiqi's stories but like his stories did a nice balance between selfless but sees all transactions as useful ones and does good but wit #with knowledge that it will also benefit his own reputation and image. selfishly selfless search for immortality clever but caring etc etc #he's got a solid head about him and now i want in depth character analysis fics when there are none on ao3 pensive pensive #ramblings! #baizhu

[quibbs126]

Actually, speaking of Claire, another thing that kind of bothered me is how 3 separate characters were in love with her

Like, okay, she was Hershel’s girlfriend. Aight. Oh, Don Paolo had a thing for her too and that’s why he hates Layton? I mean all right, I can see that for Don Paolo. But then you tell me Dimitri also was in love with Claire, and this starts to feel a bit weird. Like I’m not saying someone can’t have three people in love with them, just look at Lucy in Dracula; it’s just that we have three characters here motivated by their love for one lady, and I feel like that’s a bit too many

#like I first saw Dimitri in a fic before getting to Unwound Future and it said something about him loving Claire #whom I already knew was Layton’s girlfriend at the time #but there I thought it was some sort of platonic love #like I don’t know how to describe what I understood it as #the fic told me she was an intern at his research lab so I assumed there was at least a few years between them #so I think I saw it as him thinking she was a bright young woman with a promising future ahead of her and I care deeply for her #and want to see her succeed #like he loved her but not in a romantic way #but they weren’t close enough that you could give them a pseudo familial relationship #does that make sense? #I just don’t see why we needed this many characters all motivated by a girl they liked #like I think Claire’s neat nothing against her but did she really deserve this much meaning to everyone’s lives #I feel like that sounds meaner than I intend again I mean no offense to Claire she seems li #*like a neat character #I dunno just something that irks me #professor layton #professor layton and the unwound future #claire foley #dimitri allen #hershel layton #don paolo

[seph-on-an-irrational-planet]

“Among the Lotus Eaters” is probably the most classic Star Trek plot SNW has done so far and yet did absolutely nothing interesting with it. This should’ve been the character work episode and yet all we learned about Ortegas is “she really loves her job and is very good at it” which describes the whole fucking cast.

#It describes every single Star Trek character to ever exist #they’re all extremely competent and love to be there! you need another character trait! #Pike’s girlfriend arrests his first officer for prejudiced reasons like three episodes ago #and it has zero impact on their relationship #in fact Pike worries he’s hurting HER career #it’s so fucking weird! #losing their memories on the planet ends up barely being an issue #there’s no conflict between anyone in the away party #literally just going nowhere for 45 min

[six-of-cringe]

I can't be the only one that gets overwhelmed by thinking about pieces of media I enjoy?? Like, I started getting pretty stressed out about soc, not even because I was feeling bad emotions, but because if I thought about it too hard I would feel too much. There's just a lot to unpack in this story and a lot that was still left unaddressed but it all makes my heart ache and thinking about it started driving me a little bonkers so I peaced out. Anyway back to my regularly scheduled dogshit posting

#i am once again back #and i will be matthiasposting and wylanposting and by god i will be jesperposting #my brain fungus is once again ripe for harvest!! #realized that i dipped for like a month or two only coming in to froth at the mouth about the loss of my dog #soc makes me feel. a lot. especially when i think about connections between characters that we could have had #and parallels that mean a lot and. they just love each other ok #and i wish we got to see even more of it #like the only way i can describe the interactions and relationships between these teenagers is transcendent #bangs my head into a wall and lets my brain fall out #also i need to start posting more soc content bc the only thing i'm getting notes for now is my edith finch encanto post lmao #six of crows #soc #shadow and bone

[toytulini]

the 3 miles of disclaimers i feel compelled to write to ramble about my oc

#toy txt post #TO BE FAIR TO ME. A FAIR AMOUNT MIGHT NOT FEEL NECESSARY IF I COULD JUST. WRITE THE WHOLE THING #WHICH WOULD GIVE PPL CONTEXT TO THE CHARACTER'S SITUATION AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER AND HOW THEY ARE LIKELY TO APPROACH THINGS #AND CONTEXTUALIZE THEIR REACTIONS. AND ALSO WHERE I ACTUALLY WRITING #LIKE FOR REAL AND NOT JUST RAMBLING. I WOULD FEEL MORE COMPELLED TO AT LEAST SEPARATE THE DISCLAIMERS OUT MORE CLEANLY #anyway. uh. who said that. you saw nothing #torn between 'the scene i ended up describing isnt even That bad i couldve gotten way more graphic about it' and #'oh i should delete that no one should read that #😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶 #i will say. i think im pretty hilarious for headless dove do not eat. uwu #anyway uhhhhhhhhhhhh shout out to that one scene from devilman crybaby i guess. i wont say which one but it sure did lastingly impact my #psyche in a way i will never forget and continue to be haunted by to this day! now im making an oc do it uwu subjecting other ppl to it #with slightly more warning than netflix gave me. uwu uwu #anyway. ugh. need to scrape all that out and copy paste it into a document and clean it up and then never touch it again #and then think about drawing it then decide against it

[clairenatural]

I am NOT starting problems but I think sometimes people take nuanced and complex topics and then, once those have been discussed into the ground, refer to them in not nuanced and oversimplified terms as shorthand. assuming people who see the shorthand will have the context of the broader discussion. but then people see that completely oversimplified shorthand and think that's just what people think and that that's the entirety of the conversation and get (understandably) irritated but like. Nobody is saying that we just got tired of typing a whole paragraph to refer to a concept when we could say a few words

#i see this when talking about arcs and character archtypes and relationships between characters #we are saying ''abcxyz'' but that's too long for a shorter post so that gets shortened to ''abyz'' and then people get mad #which i understand. it maybe is a flawed system #you end up with a lot of ''nobody is ACTUALLY saying abyz'' even tho there are posts explicitly saying that #it's just all the nuance is implied #does that make sense #sorry this is vague I can't think of any examples that wouldn't start Problems #ok here is one. a lot of people will say ''jack is just a baby he's a toddler!!!'' #and not actually mean he is exactly the same as a human 3 year old at the exact same development #however that IS what they're saying so people are justifiably uncomfortable with that concept #but the people calling him a toddler are using it as shorthand for a much more nuanced view of jack as a character #and would quickly clarify they don't see him as an actual literal 3 year old if asked #and so get irritated when they're vagued because That's Not What They're Saying #but like. it is? superficially? so i cant get upset at either side #just a flaw in our communication #this particular example also runs into tumblr's habit of exaggerating things when describing characters lol

[mercuryislove]

55k words into this writing exercise that was only intended to be at most 2k words........

#i went into this wanting to write one specific conversation between yixing and sonam #and i STILL have yet to do that #but what i have done is flesh out her character so much. and also documented so much of their life together lol #i must say i love to write mundane stuff like conversations while cooking and describing menial tasks #i also happened to indulge myself in some what if scenarios and wrote things that never even happened #the what if scenario basically being: #what if yixing wasnt a piece of shit who literally walked out on a ten year relationship in the middle of the night and never came back? #how different would things be lol #also it is officially his birthday and im gonna be so insufferable about my special made up guy. just you wait #oc talk

[rowrowronnie]

coming in to say that i very much enjoyed the first episode of ms marvel, love the personality and style of the show, the vfx artists went crazy!! excited to see more, hoping it lands on its feet by the end!

#ms marvel #also the ppl that think the first episode was boring i feel yall need to reasses #in the episode we have characters #relationships #and conflicts established #theres a LOT to look at as well- from the conflict with her parents to the conflict with zoe #to the conflict between her and her friend’s semi obvious chemistry #not only that but the visuals were really cool to look at like there aren’t many shots where something isn’t animated in the background #like the first shots where she was describing her love for captain marvel and it’s all animated? it was so good! #plus she gives me neurodivergent vibes #just a smidge #my thoughts

[fuckyeahisawthat]

Controversial opinion among Dune book fans maybe, but I loved the changes they made to Chani's character. Making her a fedaykin who is already an experienced fighter before Paul arrives was a brilliant choice. Dune Part Two is a war movie, and this puts her at the center of the action, side by side with Paul, and gives her a much more active role than she has in the book.

We got a hint of where things were going in the beginning of Dune Part One. The first thing we ever know about movie Chani is that she's a fighter. She serves as a voice for the Fremen, telling us the story of their struggle from her point of view. I wrote here about the difference this change makes compared to other adaptations of Dune, what a perspective shift it is to have the world of Arrakis introduced not by an outsider, describing it as a dangerous but valuable colonial prize, but by one of its native inhabitants, who tells us before all else that it's beautiful, her home that she's fighting to liberate. I am so, so glad that the second movie followed up on this characterization.

I never found Chani and Paul's love story in the book particularly convincing, because why would this woman, who already has a prominent and respected place in Fremen society, even give the time of day to her deposed would-be colonizer, let alone fall in love and have children with him? Without a compelling reason for Chani to love Paul, she ends up feeling like a prize to be won, and "indigenous culture personified as a woman to be wooed (or conquered) by the colonizing man" is a trope we've seen and don't need to repeat.

But as soon as you tell me it's a barricade romance I get it. Cool cool cool, I know exactly what this relationship is now and it makes sense. Movie Chani doesn't respect or even particularly like Paul when she first meets him, and she doesn't think he's the fulfillment of any prophecy. She comes to respect him, and eventually love him, through his actions. He's brave--sometimes recklessly so. He fights well. He's willing to stick his neck out on the front lines with the other Fremen fighters. He can (after a little help) hack surviving in the harsh desert environment. He's not too proud to learn from others. He seems to genuinely want to be her equal in a common political struggle. All these qualities make sense as things she values.

Fighting side by side as equals is just about the only way I can see movie Chani falling for Paul. And it fits perfectly with the film's pattern of reversals that Paul's capacity for violence would initially be one of the things Chani likes about him, only for her to be repelled later when she sees what he becomes.

And as for Paul, well, he's had people deferring to him his entire life. Someone who doesn't take any shit from him is probably refreshing. He seems to like people (Duncan, Gurney) who challenge him and engage in a little friendly teasing--and aren't afraid to go a few rounds in the sparring ring.

It's easy to speedrun a romance when you're spending all your time together in mortal danger fighting for a shared political cause. Especially if you then start winning in a war your people have been fighting for decades. Are you kidding me? That is the perfect environment for intense battle camaraderie to turn into romantic love, and lust.

It makes sense that this version of Chani never believes Paul is any kind of messiah. Of course a character like movie Chani wouldn't believe in or trust some outside savior to liberate them. She's been working to liberate her own people for years. The more Paul invokes the messianic myth, the more he starts sounding once again like someone who plans to rule over them, and the more uncomfortable Chani becomes. In this way she becomes a foil to Jessica, the two of them representing the choices Paul is pulled between. It's a great way of externalizing the political and philosophical debates that often happen within characters' heads in the book.

And of course this version of Chani would leave Paul at the end of the film. It's not just the personal, emotional betrayal--although that stings. What common cause does she have with someone who just declared himself emperor and is sending her own people off in a war of conquest against others? Given the important role she plays in Dune Messiah, I am super curious to see how they get her back into the story, but girl was so valid for being willing to just gtfo. Given that she has the last shot of the whole movie, I'm sure she'll be back somehow, and I can't wait to see what they do with her character in any future installments.

#dune #dune part two #dune part 2 #chani kynes #paul atreides #adaptation #dune spoilers