#TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

[falling-through-a-trapdoor]

God can you imagine if Francis had this hair in The Terror. He and James would have been twinning. Double the fuckass bobs

[hermitshippingbigbang]

to the ends of the earth

by Lotus (@gaylotusthatexists)

Relationship: Scar/Grian

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Word count: 105k

Summary:

Scar let out a heavy sigh, starting to push away from his desk before pausing for a moment, shaking his head, then leaning forward again, his quill continuing to glide along the parchment. He wasn’t ready yet, surely whoever had come to collect him could wait a few minutes longer. Or a few hours. Or a few years, actually.

It wasn’t as if he didn’t want to go on this trip. He knew just how important it was, and how privileged he was that he got to go on it, but-

Well, it wasn’t quite what he’d been hoping for. For a powerful mage such as himself (or, well - future powerful mage, that is) this was perhaps the most important journey he’d make in his lifetime. His pilgrimage to the Crystal Fountain, the source of magic itself, the very journey he’d spent his entire life working towards. He should be excited. He was excited.

At least, he had been, until he found out that he wasn’t to make the journey alone.

Or, in which the vex prince sets out on a magical journey of a lifetime, and an unassuming avian knight is dragged along for the ride. (Or, in which strangers find love in the unlikeliest of places.)

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[aspiringsophrosyne]

Not every criticism of TLOVM is due to its un/faithfulness to the original stream.

Take the following scenes from the latest season, for example. Neither hails from the source material, but the contrast between them is illuminating.

(Spoilers for episodes 3x02 and 3x10 below the cut.)

Prisoners of Ank'Harel

At the climax of S3x02, J’mon accuses Vox Machina of a crime they didn’t commit; to spare the rest, Percy takes the blame, and the Emperex readies a sentence.

But J’mon doesn’t name the sentence. They only call it a transformation, and lift a headpiece over Percy. This puts it in the same frame as J’mon’s mindless guards, revealing they bear an identical design.

Based on previous episodes, I expected J'mon to explain:

“This circlet will make you as they are, prisoners and criminals I put into service to…”

You get the idea.

But there’s no further explanation. Or exposition. Instead, the show leaves visual cues so the viewers can clock Percy’s imminent fate.

(In the same vein, I appreciate they didn't outright tell us J’mon is a dragon. Raishan uses a humanoid disguise, then Vex’s dragon sense tingles in the Emperex’s presence....We can figure out what J’mon’s deal is from that.)

To The Ends of The Earth.

Compare this to the earth trial chamber scene in S3x10, ‘‘To the Ends of the Earth.’’ The Ashari council states the trial could kill Keyleth, and the chamber is a gallery of anguished-faced statues. Like with Percy’s sentence, they could’ve left it at that, especially since Keyleth will fight against turning to stone once the ritual begins.

Despite all that, Keyleth comments on the statues and prompts her teacher to explain them. In doing so, the show turns to the camera and says:

“So you get it, right? Do I need to say it again? Should I talk slower?”

This is an unnecessary exposition. At its best, it wastes time or breaks the audience’s immersion; at worst, it does both. Season one took pains to clarify that this show is for adults. “Adult” doesn’t just mean swearing, gore, and nudity; adult can also mean assuming your audience can pick up what you're putting down.

Again, neither scene is from the stream. And the first handles its exposition well, in an understated fashion. It gives us enough information to understand what’s happening without being told. But the second scene is excessive. It gives us multiple indirect hints that are good enough to get the point across, but then tells us straight out, regardless.

The second scene is an easy fix if you remove a few lines. What it lacks isn’t faithfulness but subtlety. If this show can cultivate that more often, it has the potential to be great on its own terms.

[jharrisgifs]

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (2005) — 1.01 'Rites of Passage' Jared Harris as Captain Anderson

[thelostsmiles]

acting from the optic nerves @giftober 2023 ★ day 4: eyes

[groovy-lady]

For any Jared Harris fans, have some pics of him as Captain Anderson in the BBC miniseries To The Ends of the Earth (2005)!!!

[ringtownrangerlark]

My flight (airplane not pokemon) back to Paldea is supposed to be tomorrow, but apparently a lot of travel in that region is being delayed or cancelled due to storms? So uh... we'll see I guess

[natewantstobattle-lyrics-daily]

"so follow me to the ends of the earth / take a minute and revel in it / and see how much you're worth / I'll fight and defend / I'll see this out till the end / so follow me / to the ends of the earth."

- to the ends of the earth

[queerandcrocheter]

I watched a show set in 1812 where Benedict Cumberbatch was a nobleman that travels to Australia by ship. It takes several months and the first days he fucks with a woman and never talks with her again. A quickie on a hallway without any feelings.

Now listen! What about nobleman!Hob and low breed Dream (or viceversa) traveling on that ship. They fuck the first night and don't talk again. (They're pining idiots but you know how status goes back then). Then BANG! Dream finds he's pregnant! (Because the travel takes several months and there may be some problems so it's even longer and it starts to show). Don't care if its some omegaverse or a magical thing, I just like Dream pregnant.

[fellinesca]

To the Ends of the Earth (旅のおわり、世界のはじまり, 2019) Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

English Dogs - Incisor

[falling-through-a-trapdoor]

Hello Terror friends I need you all to go watch To the Ends of the Earth and get insane about Lt Charles Summers like I am… major draw: Jared Harris looks beautiful in it

[venoms-chickens]

Watched To the Ends of the Earth and good gracious JH is so hot in this. I wish he was in it more. So fkn hot.

[axreliono]

HELLO TUMBLR IT IS HERE!!!!! the silly summary ppt i made for my sakuatsu star wars au fic !!! read for an outline of the plot, characters tropes and more and get excited bc chapter 1 might b coming soon.... <3

[jharrisgifs]

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (2005) — 1.01 'Rites of Passage' Jared Harris as Captain Anderson

[nifuunbakufuun]

It was not supposed to rain today.