#act 1 is killing her

[bhaal-battle-beer-bard]

I am working on something...✨️

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[travelling-hydaelyn]

Lahabrea possessed Thancred before this questline even started which means these are back to back Laha interactions. Here is how he greets the WoL in the Waking Sands immediately after his Disney villain introduction.

Meanwhile in Minfilia's solar:

presumably he took a brief break from running Alphinaud's errands to go dramatically laugh at the WoL

[sage-nebula]

It blows my mind that in 2024 there are still people who want to be like "it is 100% all Vi's fault that Jinx is the way she is" or "Jinx is 100% just an ax-crazy hell monster that Vi needs to be saved from" when the entire point of the show is that, yes, both sisters are flawed human beings who have made mistakes, but the true failure lies not with them, but with the overall system that was destined to fail them at every step.

This is most obvious with Powder, who shows signs of her psychosis within the first opening beats of the show, the little scribble hallucinations popping up between her fingers. Powder's mental illness is genetic. Trauma exacerbated her symptoms, but the illness was always there. And there are absolutely no resources in Zaun to give her the care she needed to healthily manage that illness. And the solution isn't "make her a Piltie instead," because Powder wasn't the only Zaunite with mental illness. The problem was that Zaun was in that state of poverty, police brutality, and systemic oppression at all. Powder was failed by by the social structure that killed her parents, that parentified her sister, that ensured she went hungry, was constantly at risk of police brutality, and had no means of accessing adequate mental health care. All of THAT is what led to Jinx.

Oh, and speaking of parentifying her sister — this system failed Vi, too. Not only does Vi also have hallucinations, but Vi never got to be a child from the moment her parents died. She had to be BOTH sister AND surrogate mother to Powder. No, Vander never told her to, but he also does spell it out. Powder, Claggor, and Mylo follow her every word as the oldest. She was their leader. And for Powder especially, she was all they had left of their biological family. Vi stepped into the role willingly, but at an age so young she had no idea what it was she was sacrificing. What she HAD to sacrifice, after her parents were killed, after she and Powder were, yes, rescued by Vander, but Vander could only do so much and had two other kids besides. Vi was only 15 when Powder accidentally killed Vander, Mylo, and Claggor; despite having to sacrifice her childhood, she was still a traumatized adolescent. She should have been allowed to act like it. But the systemic oppression and structure of the Piltover - Zaun setup didn't allow for that. It certainly didn't do her any favors when an enforcer's idea of saving her life was to leave her to rot in a cell indefinitely. The system failed Vi, too. Just like it failed Powder.

Arcane is a tragedy. It's a tragedy in all aspects, but it is primarily a tragedy about two sisters. And the fact that some people want to wholly blame one sister is just beyond me. They've both made mistakes. But they also both had the decks stacked entirely against them from the beginning. That's what makes it a tragedy. It didn't have to be this way. And yet, there's no other way it could have ended.

[stop-breaking-my-heart-dragonage]

Every time I see someone earnestly say that Carver hates Hawke, I have to exercise such restraint to not scream.

Every day I get closer to writing a deep dive about him because that's my guy. He's so interesting. He feels so much. He tries so hard when talking to the other companions and some of the dynamics he has with them are so good. He can be so fucking funny and sweet and awkward. He so badly wants to be wanted and appreciated and to protect everyone he loves.

Carver Hawke, they could never make me hate you.

[minthynights]

What was I when you first knew me?

[silentsockfeet]

with the obvious addendum that act 3 isn’t out yet and we can’t form true opinions until the show’s officially done, i’m still really feeling like it could have maybe benefited from a third season. they’re hitting all the right plot points and those moments are full of really intense emotion, but everything in the middle feels so underwhelming in comparison and so much of it still feels rushed to me. idk

[alicelufenia]

They should give Minthara the ability to divine smite in act 1, as a treat

OoooOOOOooo look at how she can smite 3 times a turn!, you wish you could have such a powerful ally?

Well that's TOO BAD. You shoulda betrayed the grove, now she's dropping two party members in a round instead. Are you stupid?

[thefabelmans2022]

i am always thinking about the katniss and haymitch parallels like.......they both grew up in the seam. they were both reaped at 16, and by then both had no father, a single mother, and a younger sibling. it's not a stretch to imagine that haymitch felt the same responsibility to take care of his family that katniss did. he must've taken tesserae at least once. maybe he even picked up his knife skills from hunting or butchering animals to feed his family, just like she did. he tells katniss there used to be more whippings in district 12 - and that the person caring for the wounded was her mother - maybe he was breaking the rules just as frequently as she was. they were both rebels from the beginning. he survived his games by using the capitol's forcefield to rob them of a true final confrontation, she used the nightlock to rob them of a victor. they were both 16 years old.

[duahauuoplanh]

Sarang's Halmoni power over Guwon: on going saga (III)

[selunesfavouriteprincess]

I can’t even lie over time this pathetic little elf has grown on me and now I really like her as a character. she’s SUCH a loser. and someone said that she should’ve been recruitable instead of Halsin after uncovering the Shadow Druid plot and she could’ve had a redemption arc and now I can’t stop thinking about that alternate reality

[apotelesmaa]

> looking for a tenma siblings relationship study

> ask the op if the study is actually about the tenmas or just treating saki like an accessory to tsukasa

> they don’t understand

> pull out an illustrated diagram explaining the difference

> they laugh and say “it’s a good relationship study sir”

> click the post

> it’s treating saki like an accessory to tsukasa

[aingeal98]

Vi really is such a tragic hero like she was doomed by her father in episode two of the series and carried the Curse right up until the end. Episode 1 she wanted to fight for a better future for Powder but then Vander, seeing all of his younger self in her, kept trying to press into her that this was impossible. You cannot stand up to Piltover without losing everything, you need to prioritise protecting your loved ones (the way I didn't until your mother died and it was too late) and Vi takes that to heart. She tries to turn herself in, tries to fix her mistake, but everything keeps going wrong and the guilt and trauma keeps piling up and from episode 3 onwards all thoughts of rebellion and revolution are gone. She's just desperate to find Powder, desperate to atone, and that's how she remains for the rest of the series. Her drive is guilt for failing her loved ones, consuming her even more than it consumed Vander, leading her to forsake any previous morals and pride she had to try and make things right. She can't stop loving, can't stop hurting, even when it all goes wrong and she hits rock bottom the second Jinx comes to her and tells her Vander needs help she's there. She is an empty shell filled with love and guilt and desperation and she cannot break the cycle. I think Jinx sees that in the end. Vi will never let go, never be happy when there's a chance she could keep trying and wallowing in guilt for the rest of her life. No matter who she chooses, Jinx or Cait, she will feel guilty and haunted by failure as long as the other is out there.

Powder started the series terrified of not being by Vi's side, but in the end Jinx is the one who has to cut the cord. For all her many strengths, letting go is one thing Vi will never be strong enough to do.

[glamfellens]

thinking about going back to my pied piper vibes durge with her bad 80s red highlights

[dailykugisaki]

Day 167 | id in alt

Fushiguro got three strikes in the time of one minute, new record.

[corpocyborg]

when you right-click on max-friendship fenris, he says "yes, my friend?" 🥺

[sandwichmustbetasty]

CELEBORN MENTIONED

ayooooo there we gooooo

i can totally imagine galadriel calling him a silver clam, that's actually so in character for her.