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ALIX LAPRI AS EFFIE MORALES IN POWER BOOK II: GHOST || EGO DEATH (4x05)
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ALIX LAPRI AS EFFIE MORALES IN
POWER BOOK II: GHOST || BIRTHRIGHT (4x03)
#power book ii: ghost#power book 2#power starz#poweredit#effie morales#alix lapri#usernarco#userayanna#request#tvedit#wocedit#black tumblr#my gifs: tv
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POWER BOOK II: GHOST 4.01 "I Don't Die Easy"
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Thinking about how Effie waited for Cane at his house while he went and proposed to another woman and then had sex with her
In all fairness, this is Effie's fault because Cane paid her tuition and then pretended to be a lawyer to visit her in jail when she was arrested, and she told him he didn't mean anything to her even though he made it clear he was madly in love with her and wanted to be by her side. Baby you can't want him after the fact...you're both being silly.
This ship has stressed me out since the beginning and I was constantly called delusional for shipping them (even before they hooked up, even while she was with Tariq) and I don't care! Leave me and my toxic comfort ship alone.
#just talking to myself because idk anybody that loves this show as much as i do#cane tejada#effie morales#power book ii: ghost
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Power Book II: Ghost 3x8 | “Sacrifice”
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Who: Alix Lapri as Effie Morales What: Off-White Synthetic Puffer Jacket in Grey - Sold Out Where: 3x06 “Land of Lies”
Worn with: Palm Angels t-shirt
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Who: Alix Lapri as Effie Morales What: Sacai Cargo-Pocket Pleated Mini Skirt - Sold Out Where: Power Book II: Ghost 3x01 “Your Perception, Your Reality"
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Throughout the trilogy, Effie is a personification of what the average Capitol citizen is. It is Effie who Katniss thinks of when Gale mimics the Capitol accent (THG, 1). With little contact, Effie has come to be what 12's citizen envision when they think of the Capitol.
As readers, we receive an early glimpse into what the Capitol is like through her fashion style and persona during the reaping ceremony. Effie is bright, bubbly, has pinkish hair, and a spring green suit (THG, 2). When Katniss arrives in the Capitol, its citizens are eager to see the tributes. The Capitol's colours are artificial, "the pinks too deep, the greens too bright, the yellows painful to the eyes" (THG, 4).
As Effie views her previous tributes as "savages" (THG, 3), so does the Capitol commentary reflect a similar view when they refer to District 12 as "a bit backward but that local customs [the three-finger salute] can be charming" (THG, 3).
District 12 is an underdog whose chances to win the Games are marginal and who rarely receive sponsors (THG, 4). This unpopularity within the Capitol is represented by Effie's exclaim that she might be promoted to a "decent district next year!" which leaves Katniss uncertain whether Effie is "overcome with either the emotional parting or the possible improvement of her fortunes" (THG, 10).
Effie's emotions pertaining to the tributes are akin the feelings the Capitol citizens have of their tributes. The crowd "screams assent" (THG, 10) on the prospect of more information on the star-crossed lovers. The tributes are pawns in their entertainment system, and the prospect of an interesting storyline is emotional and exciting. There was no uproar to question the Games, no saving these two kids—this fascination relied on their inherent doom. Thus, while emotions alike Effie's might be at play here, they are not enough to question the legitimacy of the Games just yet.
Once victors, Katniss and Peeta are placed in a different rank to the Capitol society as the Capitol engages in a voyeuristic enjoyment in their lives (CF, 3). While much of this can be read in a sensational manner, and that is no false interpretation, the Capitol citizens are interested in the lives of their victors and receive Katniss' and Peeta's fresh love with interest—Katniss and Peeta are celebrities who they have built a relationship with, such as being emotionally involved in their wedding (CF, 12).
Effie's care for the victors can be understood as a symbolic interpretation here, too. She has come to care for Katniss and Peeta, and it is expressed by gestures such as offering Katniss sleeping pills (CF, 5). No more tributes associated with barbarianism, she, much like the Capitol, has uplifted Katniss and Peeta to a new status; now caring for them, because she assumes they are guaranteed a long life.
On the 3rd Quarter Quell reaping day, Effie gifts Peeta and Haymitch golden jewellery and wears golden hair. She is upset at Cecilia being reaped and has come to view the victors with a loving care despite their flaws, such as when expressing Chaff could not stay out of a fight. Overall, Effie cares for the victors and seems to be in visible distress at the Quarter Quell's prospect (CF, 14).
In much the same way, Peeta states that the people in the Capitol citizens are unhappy that the victors must return to the Games. In his words, the Capitol citizens got "attached to their champions" (CF, 14).
When the victors are being interviewed on Caesar's stage, their statements consist of appeals targeted at the audience, such as the victors' deep bonds created with the Capitol people. Once Katniss enters the stage, "the audience is an absolute wreck" and "the sight of me in my white silk bridal gown practically causes a riot" (CF, 17).
However, it is Peeta's statement that causes this riot. "As the bomb explodes, it sends accusations of injustice and barbarism and cruelty flying out in every direction. Even the most Capitol-loving, Games-hungry, bloodthirsty person out there can't ignore, at least for a moment, how horrific the whole thing is" (CF, 15).
The word "barbarism" is the Capitol's citizens journey—and by definition Effie's journey—they have had throughout the past year. From perceiving the tributes in such a manner to seeing the 75th Games for what they are, the reaping of the Capitol's champions, these who they have began to care for, is reason for great upset.
The implications for Effie have no villain-hero morality attached to them—she is marked by her representation—and is a morally grey character whose indoctrination is slowly shedding away. Her status as an oppressor are bound to her Capitol citizen status, as the Capitol reaps the fruits of the District's labour.
Like Effie, the Capitol citizen's had been indoctrinated and their beliefs around the Districts were shaped in their own understanding of being the peak of civilization, as their language expressed—"savages" (THG, 3) and charming local customs (THG, 4).
Their awakening, that of Effie and the Capitol, occurs simultaneously. Effie, remaining Katniss' frequent Capitol contact, is an expression and mirror of the Capitol society. Yet, her focus, similar to the audience's focus, on the victors alone remains a vital aspect to understanding her character. They system itself is not questioned. Instead, there is upset for having wronged the Capitol's "champions" (CF, 14). Their tears and upset do not evoke questioning the broader system. In that, the Capitol citizen and Effie herself are rendered in an ignorance about their own participation.
She is neither villain nor hero. Like her fellow citizens in the audience, she is a part of the system by being born into it. While her role as an escort has granted her a larger part in the Capitol's complicity, she remains a character whose upset is ultimately powerless and whose fear of the Capitol remains always present (CF, 17).
#thg#the hunger games#effie trinket#sighs. brief essay on effie and how i view her. it's come to my attention ppl took my words and twisted them#you cannot say she's a morally grey character and then get upset at morally grey interpretations!#i'm always happy to be approached and talk about this but anything other than that + purposefully misreading my words. why!#and my intentions for that matter. which were simply to state my opinion when i was asked for it!
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i HATE the “effie is secretly an anti-capitol rebel” trope for a lot of reasons but the most simple of them is this: the dichotomy and contradictory nature of effie having essentially no agency within her own beliefs and actions WHILE ALSO willingly and often enthusiastically choosing to participate in the perpetuation of the hunger games is sooooo delicious. why would u want to take that away by making her rebellious and anti-capitol???
#effie trinket#the hunger games#i understand the urge to want her to be more morally clean#but come on guys#the steady dissolution of her ENTIRE belief system is like the most interesting thing about effie#don’t make her boring for no reason
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Effy Betancourt by © Edgar Morales
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ALIX LAPRI AS EFFIE MORALES POWER BOOK II: GHOST | 4. 02 To Thine Own Self
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ALIX LAPRI AS EFFIE MORALES IN
POWER BOOK II: GHOST || I DON'T DIE EASY (4x01)
#alix lapri#power book ii: ghost#power starz#poweredit#power book 2#effiemoralesedit#effie morales#usernarco#wocedit#flawlessbeautyqueens#wocdaily#wonderfulwoc#userladiesblr
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ALIX LAPRI as EFFIE MORALES POWER BOOK II: GHOST, 4.07 "I Can't Fix This"
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Rambling about Cane and Effie AGAIN because their (not) relationship gives me whiplash and I think the latest episode only confirmed that they're headed down 2 different paths. Effie's leads to a future and Cane's leads to a certain death.
It's clear to me that Cane is still in love with her but he keeps pushing for her to go do her "robot shit" because he wants her to have the future she wants. He wants to be a drug lord with a huge empire because he "doesn't know anything else"
Let's not forget he paid for her tuition without expecting anything in return because he knows school is the most important thing to her.
At least now this big blowup at the wedding could possibly be her way out of the game.
Just pics of them now because I'm mourning a relationship that was only a situationship but it was a loving relationship TO ME
Josefina and Lorenzo Jr you will live in my heart forever
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lines that continue to pierce my soul
#personally i have always been most interested in sam and effie's. whatever they have going on.#effie sees right through him but she still like........likes him. he confides in her. he treats her just barely better than anyone else.#and she warns him. she tells him. she likes brigid and she will not stand for sam hurting her#and then when he has brigid arrested. effie can barely LOOK at him. and i think he's genuinely haunted by something he's done#for the first time in his life#it's not miles' death it's not getting brigid arrested it's not anything but losing effie's friendship. the barest hint of respect she had#AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY LIKE SAM WAS WRONG TO GET BRIGID ARRESTED. BECAUSE. SHE DID KILL SOMEONE.#AND SHE KILLED MILES AND THERE WAS MORAL LOYALTY THERE#AND EFFIE KNOWS THAT 100% but this is the thing that breaks her about sam.#'i know you're right but don't touch me.' GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Who: Alix Lapri as Effie Morales What: Sacai Bandana-print Cropped Jacket - Sold Out Where: 3x04 “The Land of Opportunity”
#power#power starz#power ghost#power book ii: ghost#power book 2: ghost#power book 2#power book ii#alix lapri#effie morales#sacai#jackets#power book 2 season 3#power book 2 3x04#power season 3#power 3x04
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