So, this spell we see in the Shadow of the Erdtree trailer:
It appears to be a mass version of the same effect as the Bewitching Branch item, it even has the same particle effects.
The Bewitching Branch, of course, is an item associated with Miquella that turns enemies into allies. It appears that the spell in the trailer is doing the same thing. This spell is likely a version of a power that Miquella has.
Now let's compare this dialog from the beginning of the trailer:
"He wields love to shrive clean the hearts of men. There is nothing more terrifying."
To the description for the Bewitching Branch:
The Empyrean Miquella is loved by many people. Indeed, he has learned very well how to compel such affection.
We already know that Miquella was good at "compelling" love from others, but now we're being told that this power is terrifying and dangerous. We hear of many people who love Miquella in the base game, the most important examples being Malenia and Mohg. We must wonder, then, was this love genuine or compelled?
What if Miquella is the one who compelled Mohg to capture him? What if Miquella being torn from the Haligtree and bled dry by Mohg was actually part of his plan to reach the Land of Shadow? The YouTube description for the trailer says:
It was to this land (the Land of Shadow) that Miquella departed. Divesting himself of his flesh, his strength, his lineage. Of all things Golden
What if Mohg's fucked up ritual was a necessary step in Miquella's "divestment"?
What if instead of the tragic victim we all thought he was, Miquella was actually pulling the strings all along?
It's fine to be disappointed about not seeing the Lords, but dear God stop shitting on the DLC because of it. Just because you wanted to see them doesn't mean it was gonna happen. This DLC isn't about the Lords, and it never was. It's about Rose. It's about her journey to accepting her powers, accepting that she's a little weird but that's OKAY and it's worth it because she can do cool things and she has the best dad ever. Overcoming her insecurities, learning to care for herself and know she's worth love because Ethan loves her so fucking much. It's about Rose learning more about herself. It's about Rose getting to talk to her dad, just once. Getting to hear him say "I love you". It's about Rose learning more about the events that led to her father sacrificing himself to save her, which she was apparently never told. It's about Rose gaining confidence in herself, in her abilities. It's about Rose finding a passion to fight back, to survive, to not conform. It was never about the Lords.
I like how rather than Ras' ideology being like "Darkness conquers all" his whole thing is strength, and the true power one may have when they hold true strength.
thinking about how nandor calling all his partners wives is a clever way to have him very explicitly handwave heteronormativity and establishes him as someone who doesn't even register the modern sexuality zeitgeist BUT still places him as the sole husband: still centers him as the man of the house, the one waited on hand and foot, the one in charge, and the one ultimately aloof from a relationship that is supposed to be a partnership (there being many wives notwithstanding).
and how if, in the end, guillermo refuses to be nandor's wife and insists on being his husband that it sings in total synergy with the entire storyline thus far - it would be guillermo learning to own himself, his sexuality, his self worth, and refusing to be a doormat, and nandor accepting that change is part of life even when you are undying, and that he cannot always be dominant in order to avoid being vulnerable, and in fact needs a partner that will challenge him
Alright, so everyone and their mom has at least one grievance with The Rings of Power, so let me air mine.
Why the hell does Amazon think that Celebrimbor looks like this? Like a grumpy boring professor?
How do they NOT KNOW that Celebrimbor, grandson of the infamous house of Fëanor, actually looks like this:
And if Amazon knows none of this, they clearly don’t know that Celebrimbor's evil ride or die BFF looks like this:
Well done, Amazon. You missed out on the chance to milk their tragedy-filled, horrific cat-and-mouse style bromance that ends in despair & literal torture.
also yes, i DID rewatch prime in thai dub (again just cuz) and i so loveeeeeee sonic's thai va, it is the standard male protagonist voice here but it just makes sonic a little more cute imo..... especially this clip hehehhehe
...Okay, so I was watching the two Sonic movies with friends, when on watching the end credits scene of the second one, a terrible thought occurred to me:
If Project Shadow was 50 years ago at a US Government blacksite then, at least in that continuity, there is a very real chance that Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were involved in the creation of Shadow The Hedgehog.