Eyes have a language of their own.
Also I REALLY hate that the writers decided to use the most lazy trope possible, the trope I hate with my whole heart
When we have a big war between two sides that was becoming worse and worse for so many years
And instead of actually resolving it, the writers just add another, BIG ONE enemy to unite those two sides
And now they don't need to think about how to resolve SUCH COMPLICATED conflict that was lasting for decades. No, now they suddenly have a peace bc "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". THAT'S SO FUCKING LAZY
I wanted to see how Zaun and Piltover resolve their conflict so bad and all I've seen was a fight against Ambessa and Viktor?? Seriously?? That's a such disappointment
Also the same thing happened in spop and I really hoped Arcane isn't gonna do it...and they did...
Like imagine if in ATLA instead of Aang stopping the fire nation, all 4 nations just united against spirits
That's actually insane
spot the difference is getting harder everyday
Reaching out to you
If a man doesn't save my life and when I ask him why he came back and he doesn't say "I dreamed of you" then idc and I dont want it
honestly fuck the atla comics for even trying to convince us that zuko and katara went from ride-or-die besties, people who would risk life and limb for each other, practically soulmates, to acquaintances who had to make awkward small talk once in a while.
you’re actually telling me that after opening up about their deepest traumas to one another, after comforting and supporting each other in a way no one else did, after zuko nearly sacrificed his life for katara and katara fought tooth and nail to save him and wept over him… they just up and decided they weren’t gonna be close friends anymore because that’s definitely the next logical step in the progression of their relationship.
My personal favourite
I know satoru had flashbacks all the time
the funeral (a grotesque display of two queens’ grief, forced on them against their will) being interjected by images of aegon beating blood into a bloody ruin says something about how women’s grief is exploited and paraded around as a virtue while male grief is only allowed to exist in conjunction with violence.
female sorrow is expected to be public, dignified, and even noble, it serves as a symbol of quiet strength and resilience. otto uses it as a tool to gain sympathy for their cause. notice how he forced alicent and helaena into it, while he allowed aegon not to participate. wouldn‘t the king being at the funeral send a powerful message? yes, it would. but otto looks at aegon with contempt, the other councilmen and alicent do not know what to do with his tears. the realm cannot be allowed to see the king grieve. not like this.
male grief is denied its own space and validity unless it manifests in aggressive or destructive acts. aegon realizes this to some degree too— he lashes out publicly by killing the rat catchers. he shows his grief by being violent, by spilling blood.
the toxicity of it all is very effectively shown at the end when aegon is crying by himself. did he retreat there to be alone and finally let it all out? his mother is either letting him have that moment alone or she’s deeply uncomfortable with it and chooses to leave. no matter what motivated alicent in acting the way she did— the moment still reveals how male vulnerability is something people fear. it shows that even the most human expressions of pain are not acceptable for some.
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