I hate how MS disregards Adam’s disability in the books. Like in the books it’s only brought up when something supernatural happens (e.g. when Adam and the rest of the gang are in the cave in bllb) and it goes unmentioned for the remainder of the book, and I hate it.
I want a movie about greek gods where hades isn’t the antagonist
By all accounts the antagonist in every Greek Gods movie should be Zeus’s dick. Nothing else causes as much murder and mayhem.
Where Hades is confused why everyone swears everything bad on him. "Oi, I didn’t do this!"
Where Zeus’ laughter is maniacal and gleeful in a sense that borders on unhinged, dangerous (Dionysus has to get it somewhere). Where Hera is a wife desperately clinging to the ideals of marriage and working with what she has because her husband is a raging asshole, and she isn’t vilified for working within the political parameters of being a GD queen.
Where Athena isn’t always cold and bitter, and Ares can string more than a sentence together without screaming. Where Artemis and Apollo are actually shown as SIBLINGS, and people who matter to one another. Where Aphrodite can do more than giggle, smile, and patter on about makeup and/or a mirror. Where Dionysus is a sometimes an artist on top of being a trainwreck.
Where HESTIA IS A FUCKING THING THAT FUCKING MATTERS? Where Demeter isn’t combined with Hera because having more than one of the original six being a woman is just too damn hard. Where Persephone wasn’t passive, she made a goddamn choice.
Where the myth isn’t boiled down into good versus evil, Olympus versus a poor rip-off of Hell. Let’s be real here: if this is how you interpret Greek Mythology, you’re in the wrong section of the bookstore. Christianity is two aisles to the left.
All the awards to Adam Hills.
When I lived in New York, I went to see Graham Norton do a show and Joan Fucking Rivers ended up sitting right in front of me. It took all of my will to keep from kicking the back of her seat for the whole 2+ hours
Meanwhile, in an alternate universe where Hawke listens to nothing Anders says…
One of the most common charges leveled against Anders is that he is selfish. Is he? Does any single thing he does benefit him personally in any way? I suppose that living with Hawke is a nice perk, and it beats living in Darktown, but if they are lovers, Hawke is benefiting just as much as he is by having him there. But that isn’t what his detractors are talking about. They are referring to his companion quests, specifically Justice.
He lies to Hawke in the most blatant and obvious manner imaginable in order to enlist his or her aid. Who does he believe will benefit? All mages. The actual beneficiary does not matter at all. If we are talking about Anders’s motivations, we must restrict ourselves to his expectations, not the eventual consequences. Anders himself does not expect to live, so he is not doing this for his own sake.
All of the companions make demands. Oddly enough, the only two who are accused of gross and unforgivable self-interest are the ones who will not directly benefit from their quests.
Anders: (no quests benefit him directly)
Aveline: (all quests benefit her directly)
Fenris: (all quests benefit him directly)
Isabela: (all quests benefit her directly)
Merrill: (1 quest benefits her, 2 quests do not)
Sebastian: (2 quests benefit him, 1 quest does not)
Varric: (all quests benefit him directly)
Notice a pattern?
I am convinced that if Anders had asked Hawke to solve some personal crisis for him, such as killing a group of templars who were about to invade his clinic, he would have been instantly forgiven.
Perhaps the problem is that Anders does not ask for his own sake. The others involve Hawke in personal matters, but Anders’s requests aren’t personal. They’re just important. Perhaps people feel that the impersonal nature of Anders’s quests is a sign that he is not personally invested in the relationship, that his feelings for Hawke are less, or not genuine. That he is using Hawke.
If that is the case, well, that’s just the way it is. No one can force another to understand. Empathy must come from within.
That is what Anders is. He is literally made of issues. They comprise a huge portion of his consciousness and he lives with them every moment of every day. Those things he does want for himself - love, life, and liberty - Hawke already supplies, so his personal demands are already being met. He wants nothing else.
TL;DR: Anders is not using Hawke. He is trusting Hawke with nothing less than his hopes and dreams.
This is all I’m going to post to this blog today. It has been bothering me for days, and it’s a relief to finally write it out. Thanks for enduring the rant.
CONFESSION: It drives me up the wall how people seems to forgive Fenris his hatred of mages because of the abuse he suffered and some even agree when he wants to leave mages to die or be made tranquil. While at the same time damning Anders for his hate of the templars. Ignoring the fact that he has been abused and watches unspeakable abuse be heaped upon his fellow mages for years. This double standered drives me crazy.
CONFESSION: I love Merrill and I can’t stand gaining rivalry with her (it’s just too cruel), but I can’t stand the eluvian and her obsession with it. I’m terrified that her research into it will bring her even more harm than it already has.
Here’s the thing about Merrill, though: She knows all about that. The reason you gain rivalry when you try to warn her, or tell her what’s best for her, is because she already knows and doesn’t appreciate being condescended to or being told that reclaiming her people’s history through any means necessary is crazy or isn’t important. Pretty sure she realizes how dangerous it is, because of the loss of Tamlen and (depending on your origin) Mahariel; she isn’t stupid. Don’t mistake her naivete with regards to human culture as her being naive about everything: What she needs to know, she knows.
She shows a keener awareness of the danger she’s putting herself than Anders, simply by saying to him that no spirit is safe, benevolent or demonic. She knows she’s dealing with a demon, and she knows that demon will very likely possess her, which is why she doesn’t do anything unless Hawke agrees to help, because in the end, if she’s possessed, she knows she needs to die. Everyone is so apt to blame Merrill for everything that happens to Marethari and her clan, but that’s all on Marethari.
Marethari didn’t believe in Merrill; she didn’t believe Merrill could possibly understand the danger she put herself in, and it was irresponsible and foolish of Marethari to allow that demon to possess her, because she abandoned her clan and put Merrill in a position where her clan would blame her for Marethari’s death, which can and does (in some instances) lead to the destruction of the entire Sabrae clan. Not because Merrill decided to deal with a demon (though that is the catalyst to Marethari’s stupidity), but because Marethari decided that Merrill wasn’t capable of making her own decisions (and mistakes, if you want to look at it that way).
So yeah, eff this crap saying that Merrill needs to be protected or that she doesn’t realize the danger she’s in. She knows, she doesn’t care, because what’s important is that if she could have reclaimed even the smallest piece of her people’s history, the sacrifice of her life would have been worth it to her. And she doesn’t give a halla’s backside if you like it or not.
/rant
every time i see it on my dash it makes me wanna set something on fire.
Ichabod very obviously cares for Katrina. He also very obviously cares for Abbie.
Abbies cares for Ichabod, Katrina cares for Ichabod.
Can it just be left at that please
a friendly reminder: COLLEGE IS NOT FOR EVERYONE - people who went/go to college are not ‘better’ or ‘smarter’ than anyone else - there is no right time to pursue ‘higher education’ - no matter what, you are still a person and you deserve to be treated with respect
beyond tired of the “ferelden circle wasn’t bad! this means not all circles are alike!” argument + the fact that this fandom at large loves being dismissive of the numerous reasons that led to anders blowing up the chantry
Sten: This is why we cut the tongue from mages in Par Vollen. Greagoir: I will admit to agreeing with your companion. Maker knows the Qunari would not have gotten themselves into this position.
let’s take a wild guess about how all the other circles are! LOTS MORE FUN UNDER THE CUT
Merrill: Are you all right? Anders: I nearly killed an innocent girl. How could I be all right? Merrill: I’m sorry. Anders: You’re sorry? For me? This could be you! You could be the next monster threatening helpless girls! Merrill: Anders… There’s no such thing as a good spirit. There never was. Merrill: All spirits are dangerous. I understood that. I’m sorry that you didn’t.
A Public Service Announcement from Cecil
I know it’s a bit presumptuous of me to put words into Cecil’s mouth like this, but I really do feel as though he’d say something to this effect if he knew about all the hate and whatnot in this fandom, especially re: POC Cecil headcanons and fanworks. That’s just not cool, bro.
I’m probably going to catch some shit for this. But, ya know, I dun curr. Lotsa folks have been saying it, and it needs saying.
And now, the weather.
P.S. Plastic bag!Cecil is my new favorite non-human Cecil headcanon.
