#amfie

[incorrectsibunaquotes]

Honestly, I think I’ve discovered the actual reason Amber and Alfie don’t work in HOA like they work in the original HHA or DHA. And it’s not entirely due to the actual canon events that are written for this version of the pairing (the dating handbook, Amber’s “no” to Alfie’s attempt at breaking up, forcing Amber into the trial relationship in the first place, etc., etc.), though it certainly doesn’t help. It actually comes down to how their characters were adapted for the English version of the show, and how they are fundamentally different than the OGs.

I’ll start with Alfie first. Alfie in HOA is a goober. He’s doofy, well-meaning, and most importantly childlike. Not even just childish, but childlike. He’s boyish and bubbly, and he certainly makes some weird, sorta sexual comments (especially in S1), but on the whole he’s quite an innocent character. Essentially, he reads as very young. Which he is, especially at the start of the show where he’s probably supposed to be about 15/16, but could even be as young as 14.

Appie, on the other hand, is also a goober. But a different type. He’s honestly way more like Jeroen than Alfie is like Jerome, meaning he’s a something of a womanizer, a bit douchier, and on the whole reads a lot older than Alfie, which I’m almost certain is canonical across all characters (with HHA characters supposedly ending the show at the age of 19, with the timeline across the 4 seasons being only two years— three at most).

The few things character-wise both Appie and Alfie share intrinsically are that they’re besties with Jeroen/Jerome who doesn’t always treat him well, his love for a good practical joke, and (in earlier seasons) his pining for Amber. Of course, Appie also goes through phases of being a bit of a ladies man (see his random interest in Mara), but on the whole these things are constant. But already, the English version of the character is a lot more twinkly eyed and is like “Amber’s really pretty, I hope she notices me” as opposed to the Dutch “Damn she’s hot, lemme tap that”. It’s very subtle, because he’s obviously not a sleazy, bad guy, but it’s though being friend zoned by Amber (for the whole series) that Appie begins to loosen up and be less of a sleaze and more of the silly and whimsical guy we know him as; that’s because of Dutch Amber’s characterization.

I’ll come back to why all that matters, after I discuss the Ambers. (For the sake of keeping track, I’ll refer to them by their last names). Rosenbergh is a rich, pretty, ditzy party girl, but she’s incredibly perceptive. She sniffs out bullshit in an instant, especially with the Mick and Mara situation, but overall she has wicked foot-in-mouth syndrome and just sorta blurts out the first thing that pops into her head even if it’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever heart in your life. She’s extravagant, over-the-top, full of whimsy, and is downright silly. Rosenbergh is simultaneously a ditz and very smart. Simultaneously is the key word here.

Millington is not. She is a much more toned down version of her OG counterpart, and I think that is mostly due to the different actresses takes on the character. This isn’t to say, Millington isn’t any of the those of adjectives I used earlier, but the difference between the English and the Dutch versions of the character is that while Rosenbergh is both smart and ditzy, Millington is simply smart and plays at being ditzy. At least that’s how it reads, and how it reads is incredibly important in this case. Millington would never be caught dead in some of the situations Rosenbergh found herself in, because she’s a fundamentally more uptight version of the character.

So why does all this matter? Because the version of Alfie that we get from the very start is far more like Appie after a good hunk of his subtle character development— far more like Amber Rosenbergh. Amber Millington, on the other hand, is not the type of girl to ever mesh that well with a wild, goofy personality like Alfie’s. She’s just not. Alfie would work super well with Rosenbergh, however, because she’s this whimsical girl with a lot of heart. It’s why Appie works so well with her, too.

This isn’t a diss of HOA!Amber, by the way, because her English characterization is a masterful adaptation of the OG, but there’s a reason why even in S3 of HOA, at the supposed established point of Amfie’s relationship, they still feel so estranged from each other. At the end of the day, Millington has a different outlook on life and an entirely different mindset than Alfie. This isn’t to say they couldn’t work ever, but they’re just not the same pairing that Amber/Appie are.

It also didn’t help that Amfie had no best friends era. Like, sometimes I think we forget that Amber and Appie didn’t get together until the reunion movie. Like they weren’t a canon couple in the series. He liked her, but she didn’t like him back and they were besties. Their chemistry was chaotic and silly, and they had to grow into each other for them to work. Which is why they work. Amber and Alfie never did that, and part of me wonders if that wasn’t entirely because of the plot the English writers put down for them, but rather because the ways Ana and Alex played the characters off each other just didn’t allow for it.

Which brings me to my last point: Willow. Arguably, Willow is more like HHA!Amber than HOA!Amber is, and that’s all because of the magic word I’ve been using this whole, poorly-written essay: whimsy. Willow is the glitterbomb to Alfie’s fuse. Their dynamic feels exactly the same as Appie and Amber because Willow is the writers’ second attempt at having Amber Rosenbergh in the picture, and that’s why Walfie works so much more naturally.

Anyway, this got long and I’m sure I missed stuff but yeah. TL;DR: Amfie was unable to replicate Ampie bc they’re just different

[non-cannon]

Alfie, trying to flirt: So, you come around here often? Amber, confused: I mean, this is my house, so yeah.

[thefandomfeelz]

My Favorite Fandoms...

House of Anubis

Ships: Fabina, Peddie, and Amfie.

The found family of Sibuna.

The plot of Nina returning to England years later and having to come to terms with the fallout of leaving.

The "Next Generation" of Anubis residents, preferably descendants of Sibuna learning about who their parents are and the secrets of the House.

A Walk to Remember

Jamie and Landon's Summer together leading up to her dying.

Life "After Jamie", when Landon goes off to medical school and the trials he faces a young widower.

AU flash-sideways where a female OC is in Landon's friend group and she witnesses the unfolding of Landon's lovestory with Jamie and becomes friends with her.

Jamie goes into remission during Landon and Jamie's Summer together.

Titanic

Rose making each day count once disembarking the Carpathia under the name Dawson.

AU where Jack lives and together Jack and Rose make a new life together. Drama of their pasts coming back to them.

Time-traveler version where Jack, Rose or both travel back to their days on the ship and they relive events and find a way to be together.

The Sound of Music

Maria, the Captain, and their children fleeing Austria to make a new life for themselves in America.

Lesil finding love after Rolfe.

The Young Riders

Ship: Jimmy x Lou, Jimmy x OC female, and Kid x Lou.

The found family of the Riders.

The idea of the Riders reuniting after the Express ended and after the War.

Jimmy and Lou getting together after the initial Kid and Lou break up.

Love Comes Softly Series

Ships: Clark x Marty, Missie x Willie, (Father) Cark x (Daughter) Missie, (Mother) Marty x (Daughter) Missie, Belinda x Drew.

AU where Marty does leave on the wagon train with Missie and eventually Clark goes East to get them back.

Willie doesn't die, but Missie and Willie do go back East to live near the Davis farm.

Drew doesn't die, instead he becomes a lawyer in town and Belinda studies to be a doctor.

The Mighty Ducks

Ships: Charlie x OO Female, Dean Portman x OC Female, (Coach/Father) Bombay x OC Female Daughter

AU story of Bombay having a daughter that is a member of the Ducks only Charlie knows. It would follow through the movies and maybe the spin-off.

[house-of-secrets]

Amber: You are an absolute fucking dork. Alfie singing: Yeah, but I'm your dork! Amber: *sighs* Yeah, you're my dork.

[pahatarcarabosse]

The sea gives and takes

[godlyolympostv]

If it’s worth anything, Amphitrite you’ll always be ten times the queen Hera could never be ✨

POV: Poseidon strikes again

[kaliarda]

[lightfulonion]

The above is a documentary about the creation of a community for lgbtq people back in the '70s in Greece. I haven't seen anyone posting about this while it's very interesting and I haven't heard of being talked about before (so publicly at least).

It's uploaded on a free streaming greek website but, unfortunately, there are no English subtitles. :(

If any of you know Greek, I would recommend watching this! It's very well-done and made me cry. It will be up until September 24th.

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[incorrectsibunaquotes]

I saw a tiktok just now about shipping, and I just wanna lyk that if I’m ever hating on a ship, please know that I am not trying to yuck your yum, it is just genuinely not for me. Shipping is part of what makes fandom fun, and I never wanna be the person who makes you feel like you can’t enjoy a ship/make content for a ship

[non-cannon]

I had what I thought was a great idea, Sibuna as a polycule. They're all friends with each other, and Nina is dating Fabian, Amber, and Patricia, Amber is also dating Alfie, and Patricia is also dating Eddie.

Then I realized a flaw with this idea: Nina doesn't have enough hands. Fabian can hold hands with just Nina, no problem. Amber can hold hands with both Nina and Alfie. Patricia can hold hands with both Nina and Eddie. But Nina cannot hold hands with all three of them at the same time!

I don't know how to fix this!

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[pahatarcarabosse]

Had this "what if" (set while Odysseus is away in Troy) in my mind for while now.

Dont follow talking animals.

[wealthifyme]

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