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Yo, I just remembered, Ybrahim's death is the same as Lira's in the original saga. Remember when Anthony died and Lira was devastated so she returned to Encantadia and asked Cassiopeia to grant her "eternal sleep" so she could be reunited with the man she loves? Yep, that's it.

Ybrahim's longing is valid, but that longing has turned him into a piece of shit to the living and breathing engkantados around him. He could have just died fighting the Mine-a-ve to protect his kingdom or even his daughters just like how the original Ybrahim died in Enca 3 (2006); that would have been more acceptable.

Ybrahim's character was far from perfect, but that NEVER defined him as a man. His love for his woman was unwavering despite everything they went through, he lost his daughter and longed for her for YEARS, but that didn't stop him from being a great king, and a loving grandfather to Cassandra. He died fighting and protecting both Arman and Armea. He became one of the pillars of Encantadia, he was fearless, he was loyal, he was a true king.

So why did he end up this way in 2025?

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Alena had the best character development in Encantadia 2016, from being a young and naive Sang'gre to a strong, wise Queen of Lireo, and now they had to downgrade her character just because she was ✨chosen✨ by Emre to mother Sapiro's heir?

Note: (I didn't watch the whole episode but I did see the clip of Ybrahim dying and someone posted their frustration over Alena's character assassination on threads, this is how I keep myself updated 😜)

Amihan chose not to conceive another child with Ybrahim, even if it was "Emre's will." If she can do that, do y'all honestly think Alena is incapable of doing that as well? If you truly know her character, then you know that she will NEVER agree to this bullshit, she was able to stand her ground and refused to grant Lira's plea to get back with Ybrahim so the latter could move on, and now they're making us believe that Alena ultimately agreed to be locked up in a loveless marriage JUST to conceive an heir for Sapiro?

Oh, and I HATE how they STILL taint Ybrahim's character. If there's one thing they're good at, it's fucking up a beloved character and making everyone hate him in a single episode, good job guys.

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Hi hi!

Idk if you were the one who linked/reposted it, but do you remember a post by someone, maybe Sir Noel Layon Flores?

It was around Enca 2016, when the writing was going down and the overuse of Filipino tropes and Filipino tropes being made to appeal to the masses. There a mention of Aling Tasya or something. That we can make better quality shows and not just your common tropey, Aling Tasya-esque dramas.

I am trying to find it. I hope you know it.

Hello! I'm not sure I remember that post but I'll try to find it from my previous posts 😊

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Ybramihan stan here, and I couldn't agree more. Alena is the kindest among the sisters, but I don't think she'll be kind enough to marry Ybrahim just to provide an heir for Sapiro especially after everything she went through, even if it was for political purposes. And even with Lira's blessing, I don't think Ybrahim would be an asshole to jump back to Alena when it's convenient for him, and his greatest love is Amihan wtf. They should have just let Cassandra be queen of Sapiro and let either Lira or Mira inherit the crown of Lireo instead (if you ask me I think Mira is more fit for the role) or explore the idea of having a male ruler in a female dominated kingdom, I think that would be more interesting.

Armea's existence will never make sense to me in Enca 2025, there was no point in following the original storyline wherein Cassandra and Armea became queens of Lireo and Sapiro respectively because they already made such huge changes in the 2016-2017 version, this writing is way worse than the sarkosi plot tbh.

Ybrahim is Alena's kabiyak... I'm sorry what? even if you're an Alena stan, I don't see how anyone can see this as a good thing.

1) there was already closure on YbrAlena in the 2016 version, Alena and Ybrahim respectively both closed their relationship.

2) what's the point of Alena's growth if she's gonna go back to the man who has hurt and repeatedly chose her sister over her? this is literally inconsistent writing. If you stan Alena, wouldn't this be icky, considering all the things Ybz has done in 2016?

3) demolishes Ybrahim's growth as well. If it's really true, then all his pining and yearning for Amihan in the 2016 version were all apparently for NOTHING. is it honestly acceptable for him to jump from one sister to another? is that not literally reinforcing the idea that he is a player? 🤣

there's already been a plethora of inconsistency within Sangg're's writing but this one imo tops the cake. I'm sorry Ybrahim and Alena, we couldn't save you from bad writing. If only y'all were on the hands of Direk Mark. 🙃

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This might not make any sense to a lot of viewers considering how hard Lira and Mira worked to prove themselves worthy gem keepers.

However, Lira and Mira realized that the gemstones may be the greatest sources of power in Encantadia, its keepers however, hold a great responsibility of protecting it which could cost someone's life, it could be others, or the guardians themselves. It's scary, and after what happened to their friends AND themselves, I understand where they're coming from.

They instead chose to create their own paths other than the path that was carved for them by their mothers and aunts. They don't need the gems to protect Encantadia. They will protect and fight for Encantadia with their own power and strength.

Everyone in the OG Encantadia understands that the greatest source of power aren't the gems. It's love. That is the message that Encantadia has been sending for years and years now. The original Lira NEVER needed any of the gems to fulfill her role to reunite Mine-a's daughters, and eventually unite all the other engkantados to fight against the evil forces. Her love for Encantadia is her gem, and for me, that's what made her character so powerful.

I think that's the message the 2025 version tried to put out there:

Lira was named after a precious stone, and Mira after the strongest metal to create weapons. They themselves are the power and strength of Encantadia, which I think would have been so much better had they given us THIS storyline instead of that stupid-ass sarkosi plot that we got in the post-Amihan's death arc in 2017.

It's still so frustrating at how they missed the mark and instead gave us a horrible ✨animated video✨ explaining why Lira and Mira never got to hold the earth and water gems respectively.

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Reposting this because let's just imagine our beloved royal fam in an alternate universe (aka mortal world), living the life they rightfully deserve.

Credits to DMR’s IG 😭😭😭 To others, this may seem like an ordinary photo of celebrities attending an event, but if you are a YA fan like me, you be like: the feels OMG! The royal fam in the mortal world! YbraMihan in an alternate universe + futuristic feels. Rama and Hara are happily married, blessed with a beautiful eldest daughter plus two other cutie little girls and another baby on the way hihihihi! 💙💜💪🏻 but seriously they look like a real family here, God I miss them so much.

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Imagine bringing the 2016 characters back only for them to be wiped out to give way for the 2025 characters [and] story line.

Honestly I can't even finish watching the episode about Aquil and Gaiea's untimely demise. I can't fucking watch Ybrahim's nonsense death, as well as the unjustified deaths of Cassandra, Lira and Mira.

Nakakawalang gana promise 😭😭

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Idk if it's just me but I personally think they kinda messed up promoting Sang'gre. I feel like they've already given way too much to the point that it kinda ruined the excitement for me. Dropping teasers after teasers, revealing one character after another, etc. like I know everybody is excited but PLEEEAAASE surprise us.

Oh well, I'm still gonna watch anyway. Also, I want to bring back my 4Rs series but I'm not sure how dahil busy ang beshy niyo and OT is life so I'm probably not gonna be able to keep up 😭😭

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I'm so sick and tired of other Filipinos (especially the older generation) who are still upholding toxic Filipino [family] values.

Imagine your own parent being physically, financially, and verbally abusive towards your other parent, and then you grow up witnessing all of that.

Imagine having an absent parent who only parents when it's convenient for them, and never even gave any financial support while you're growing up.

Imagine having a parent who constantly talks shit about you on social media to gain sympathy from the public, and for people to accuse you of being a bad child, then STILL expect to have a relationship with you.

Imagine your own parent ruining the most important event of your life (aka your wedding) by posting about it on social media, in which you specifically requested not to divulge any details about the wedding, and make it about him/her. Then this parent goes pa-victim to gain sympathy from the public once again, and paint you, your siblings and your other parent the villains of his/her overly dramatic story.

Tapos putang ina may video pa of that parent packing your wedding gift, only to find out that he/she gifted you and your spouse caps with his/her face on it, and a can of shrimp paste.

I personally love shrimp paste and I don't mind if someone gives that to me as a gift. But the cap with the toxic parent's face on it?!

Tang ina ang lala!

If it isn't a narcissist, I don't know what to call it.

Then the sad part is there are still people who took the toxic parent's side, and it infuriates me.

First of all, you will never understand a child who went through so much trauma growing up unless you've been in that child's shoes. Telling someone, "magulang mo parin 'yan," "matuto kang magpatawad," OR the worst part is when someone quotes the famous bible verse, "Honor thy father and mother," is like a slap on that child's face. Why? Because you're invalidating that child's pain.

Just because this person birthed or donated sperm doesn't make them a parent. It's so much more than that. A parent is someone who loves, nurtures, and protects their children unconditionally. Not someone who publicly talks shit about them, and lets the public bash the kids for being well..."bad" kids. A parent should be a safe space for their children, not the cause of their pain and trauma.

"But what about other kids who still have good relationships with their parents despite their mother and father being separated?"

Well BOOMER, it's probably because these parents are actually parenting (or at least making efforts when it comes to their kids), they don't talk poorly about their children on social media, they respect their kids' boundaries, and because they're not a fucking narcissist, gets? So don't compare one person's experience to the other because they're not the same. And if you still side with the toxic parent, you probably need therapy.

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My queens in one frame 🔥🌪️🌊🍂

📷 Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre Official Facebook Page

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The Daemyra fic was beautiful, ang Ganda talaga, so glad because I too fell on love with house of the dragon despite it not following the book and ruining a lot of characterization, but your story was lovely

Oh my gosh I haven't opened Tumblr in AGES but thank you ❤️❤️

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Episode 55 of Pulang Araw is by far the most heart-wrenching episode throughout the series. Teresita watching in horror as the other women are being violated, the fear in her eyes as she realizes why the Japanese soldiers abducted her, and the heartache of not being able to do anything (even free herself). The screams of pain and agony of the comfort women as they were continuously defiled by these disgusting monsters was just so painful to watch. I hope these rapists are burning in hell and are suffering a million times more, they don't deserve any ounce of respect or forgiveness. But these women deserve justice.

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how I would've written the Carmela-Teresita-Adelina dynamic: show Carmela slowly warming up to Adelina in between the timeskip, instead of an evil stepmother-daughter type of relationship they have something more complicated. Carmela starts genuinely caring about Adelina (she had to raise her after Julio left them behind, after all) and it hurts to be reminded of Julio's infidelity but she starts to accept this child had no fault in it, learns to be more compassionate towards "lesser" folk through her relationship with Adelina

I'm just so sick of Filipino teleseryes villainizing the woman who was wronged while putting the cheating man in a better position

Regardless of whether or not they truly loved each other, Julio made false promises to them that they were the only ones he loved. He lied. And he was Fina's employer–he took advantage of her, even if he viewed it as love

There are other ways in which they could have set up the storyline of Teresita and Hiroshi being arranged

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I know a bubbly character with a kind heart is Barbie's forte, but I wish they added a little something in Adelina's character that would distinguish her from Klay. Watching Adelina is like watching Klay from a different timeline, they basically have the same personality and tbh I don't find her character as interesting as the other main characters (even Dennis Trillo's Yuta Saitoh is way, waaaaay more compelling and partida wala pa siyang masyadong screen time). Her character is the typical FL that you see in many Filipino series and movies, it's not bad...just cliche.

As of now I don't see any difference between Adelina and Klay (I mean what sets one character from the other), except that the former is a rising vaudeville star and she's taken care of by her father, that's it. I hope as the story progresses, we'll see something more and something different from Adelina and Barbie.

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The Targ Talk: House of the Dragon S2

Season finale commentary & overall thoughts:

Tyland Lannister going on a wrestling match, and well...bedding Lohar's wives will never not be funny. Dude really went above and beyond to secure a naval force that would fight the Velaryon fleet. If he doesn't get a raise for this, I don't know anymore.

With Rhaenyra gaining the upper hand, and Aemond becoming more psycho, Aegon doesn't really have the choice but escape. But with the number of women he had taken, he deserves to have his cock explode like a sausage on a spit. This is an indication that he can longer sire another male heir, unless of course he slept with Helaena the night before he got toasted, and the latter ends up getting pregnant with Maelor. This would make Aemond's claim to the throne stronger...or he could name Jaehaera his heiress which would be so ironic and hypocritical considering that the greens usurped Rhaenyra's throne in the first place because they do not want a woman to rule.

Ulf showing signs of greed and entitlement and Jace putting him in his place is so satisfying. This is one of the cons that I don't know if Rhaenyra had thought carefully. In Ulf's mind, if a bastard like Jace can be named crown prince, and have all these privileges, why can't he? What makes Jace so special that he has everything while other bastards like him were left to fend for themselves? Rhaenyra making them knights is not going to be enough for someone like Ulf, and if Rhaenyra isn't vigilant he will not only betray her, but will use Silverwing to his advantage. You might think, Rhaenyra would still have more Dragons right? She still has Vermithor (if Hugh does not betray her in the show), Seasmoke, Syrax and (finally) Caraxes plus Vermax, Moondancer, and if Rhaena succeeds they'll also have Sheepstealer. The greens are still at a disadvantage with only Vhagar, Silverwing and Tessarion. But this will again put her decision-making into question by her council since she was the one who hired more bastard dragonriders. Also having more dragons didn't stop Jace, Joffrey and Daemon from dying.

The Haunting of Harrenhal finally ends with Daemon having this whole ass vision about the song of ice and fire, Daenerys Targaryen being the one from the prophecy, and she came from Rhaenyra (and his) line. Him finally understanding why Viserys chose his daughter to ascend the throne, and Daemon rallying an entire army for his wife which is cute btw I love that Daemyra is back to being a team now. But let's not forget how horrible the screenwriters were for fucking up Dany's story in Game of Thrones, for me the show ended with Daenerys coming back to Dragonstone, the last two seasons were shit.

So...Helaena can not only have visions, but she's also capable of appearing in someone else's vision which makes her power a lot more interesting. Also I love the fact that she didn't gave in to Aemond's demands and told straight to his face that he was gonna die. I really do hope that we'll get to see more of Helaena's magic, I want her to take Jaehaera (and Morghul), ride on Dreamfyre and find a place or people who could help her hone her power, a peaceful life may also do. But judging from her conversation with Alicent, she might also end up staying for she knew that no matter what she does, she couldn't change her fate.

The final cut in this episode is so far the dumbest I have seen. Rhaenyra choosing to take a chill pill in a desperate attempt to convince Alicent to end this senseless war was...a waste of time no matter how good Rhaenyra's intentions were. Alicent only realizing how fucked up her sons were all this time after she was thrown out of council is just...I don't even know what to say anymore. I thought of Alicent turning her back against her sons but I didn't expect her to actually do it. But this scene just doesn't make sense. Here's why:

If Rhaenyra really wanted to take back what was rightfully hers, she must get rid or punish every single one of the opposing side. Her wanting Aegon executed, but letting Alicent go is so stupid. Alicent was the one who fed poison to her sons' minds, she was part of the greens' scheme to put Aegon to the throne who by the way didn't even want it in the first place, and now Alicent is throwing him under the bus AND Rhaenyra is letting her off the hook just because she admitted her mistakes and "helped" Rhaenyra with a plan to take King's Landing from Aemond and the greens? Has the latter forgotten that she lost a daughter and a son because of what the greens did?

What the fuck is this bullshit?

I just find it hard to believe that Alicent would give up Aegon just like that. It's like creating something and when you make a mistake, it turns out really bad you throw it away and move on. Were the writers even fully aware at how ridiculous this is? Some Alicent stans say that she cared for her children and she tried her best to be a mother, well then...look at her now. Some may even argue that she was a mere tool, okay, but her children were also pawns to this game weren't they? If Aegon is to be executed, then so should she and the rest of the greens especially Crispy and fucking Otto Hightower. If she wants to set things right so badly, then she should also be facing Rhaenyra's punishment. Not just Aegon or Aemond.

Rhaenyra should have at least held Alicent hostage and imprison her, that would have been more realistic than letting her go because she was a former friend *face palms* Ewan Mitchell said in an interview that Alicent was Aemond's kryptonite, then that would have been an opportunity for Rhaenyra to use her against Aemond. Alas, she wasted it. You know what's fucking annoying? This never-ending cycle of misunderstanding. Because if Rhaenyra finds out that Aegon escaped, she'd think that Alicent lied to her, that the queen dowager went to Dragonstone to talk to her and buy Aegon some time to get the fuck out of King's Landing and Rhaenyra is going to get angry, and the tragedy goes on.

Perhaps they came up with that idea to have some sort of comparison with their younger selves. Rhaenyra being able to do whatever she wants while Alicent is being chained by her duties that she never asked for. Now it's the other way around. In addition, if Aegon learns of his mother's betrayal it could also fuel his anger which will make him ruthless next season but...it's still so disappointing.

I never got to say this, but Simon Strong is THE man of the season.

Caraxes cheering up as soon as he saw Syrax and Seasmoke will always be cute.

Overall thoughts: This season is rather underwhelming. Everything else is on point except the storytelling, is this better than season 1? No. Though I love that there are more dragons now and I absolutely love Helaena more this season. I also love that there are more Jace and Baela scenes...before the Battle of the Gullet which I feel like season 3 is gonna kick off with a heart wrenching episode.

Did I enjoy watching it? Hm...the exhilarating part was the battle between Rhaenys, Aegon and Aemond but other than that, it's just meh. My least favorite season so far.

P.S. Tessarion and Daeron are the other greens I stan, they better be worth the wait.

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