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Cosmere Villains Who Would Be The BEST Picks For Your Zombie-Fighting Team

Recently I explored which Cosmere protagonists would be the worst picks for your Zombie Apocalypse Survival Team. Naturally, that begs the parallel question: which Cosmere villains should you choose to be on your team? The following characters will give you the best odds of surviving & thriving!

1. Moash

I mean, this won't work if you're a blue-eyed Rich Person, but if you're someone Moash would want on his team, then you're golden! Moash will teach you how to fight (see: Moash with the freed Singers) and will be very good at mowing down zombies left and right. Plus, if some dear friend and teammate is zombified, Moash will NOT hesitate to cut off that person's head. And that is a strong positive in the zombie apocalypse!

2. Taravangian

Listen...this will only work if you yourself are a bit ruthless, but hear me out. Will Taravangian sacrifice that other, rival fort over there to the zombie hordes? Yes. Is he working on a plan to save the planet that coincidentally means allowing 90% of the population to be infected? Well...yes. But will YOUR small team be absolutely protected by Taravangian's convoluted scheme? Yeah! So, I mean...that's something, right?

3. Bleeder

If there is one thing Bleeder hates, it's people whose free will has been taken away. And what does Bleeder do to solve this problem? Murder! That's a strong resume for her being on your zombie-fighting team. Zombies are people whose free will and sentience has been taken away, and now they are trapped as a shambling herd of hunger. I bet Bleeder would be all for killing ever single last zombie and for bringing down the one responsible if it's that kind of zombie apocalypse.

4. Crow

Crow is an excellent fighter...and killer. Also quite an effective leader in times of crisis. Now, will Crow force you and the other members of her team to do something horrible to promote group bonding? Yeah, probably. I'm thinking--tricking you all into cannibalism or something. BUT after your shared crime has given your group cohesion, THEN you'll be a well-oiled zombie-fighting MACHINE! Plus, Crow definitely nails headshots like 99.9% of the time.

5. Dilaf

What does Dilaf hate? Elantrians. What are Elantrians? Zombies. QED.

6. Hrathen

Hrathen is also a villain whose target was Elantrians (=zombies), so that's a good resume. And unlike Dilaf, he's not 100% unhinged! His general stance is "it is better that a population be spared than it be decimated" which is a solid zombie apocalypse stance. Now, you WILL have to convert to his religion, but I think you can mostly just pretend to do that.

7. Raboniel

Raboniel would be great to have on your team because you KNOW she's working on a cure for zombiism. Now...is she working on a cure because her daughter has been zombified? Yes. Is the strange banging and growilng you hear from that box actually her daughter whom Raboniel is keeping IN the fort thus endangering the whole team? Yeah. But she's REALLY smart and REALLY motivated so I think it's worth the risk!

(Let's just hope Navani is there too...)

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Thoughts on Mistborn: Shadows of Self

Shadows of Self is incredibly great, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking!

I'm hurt and confused. And I'm not sure how to feel, and I love it for that. Shadows of Self is completely different than its preceding book. It is different from even the Mistborn trilogy. There are themes of the stagnation of political systems, religious tension, the ethics and morals of what line God should, could, might have on interfering with the lives of his creations. After finishing off the book, I genuinely had no idea what to think about Harmony, Trell's puppeteering, Bleeder's campaign, or the state of Elendel.

Something that annoyed me about Era 2's books off the bat was the noble system. There's no state sponsored murder or rape, and the nobles are more like businessmen. But it still felt like nothing changed over the last 340 years. I kept thinking... wow, this is what Kelsier died for?! This is what Vin and Elend fought to protect?! I started off hating everyone - Harmony, the Senate, constables, Wax, even Spook - for not erasing the noble system. But while reading the book I kept thinking about Sazed's limitations due to wielding the Shard of Harmony, his stance on free will, his subtle maneuvering of Wax and Marasi... and kept thinking about real life. I came to the realization that being in the role of God comes with a lot of nuance on guiding mortals. I connected the stagnation of Elendel back to the history of the US... how even though centuries has passed, many abhorrent systems are masked by seemingly more human systems. Governments are still being controlled by nobles and aristocrats, just in a different flavor. Policing has so many issues it could take 1000 years to solve.

Even after finishing the book, I still think the noble system should've been completely erased. But now I'm thinking if that would've fundamentally changed things. The US doesn't have monarchs, nobles, slave plantations, or aristocrats. But corporations, billionaires, politicians, and the upper class get away with a lot, they find ways to obtain power and avoid accountability. Would Harmony be right if he gave the divine mandate of "I DECREE NO NOBLES FOR ALL OF TIME!" At that point is free will a choice?

I started off blaming Harmony for not making a democratic world with no nobles. Ended off having… weird feelings about him. Like... MeLann brings up a great point about the kandra impersonating witnesses to testify against people. If Harmony allowed that, that could be a dangerous precedent.

But then there's Bleeder. Bleeder is easily my favorite antagonist in the series. She's incredibly competent, her body horror is gruesome horrific, and her climax is depressingly tragic. May she rest in the Beyond. Poor Wax. This is the thing that has me feeling weird about Harmony. This hurts cuz of Sazed. Fuck Sazed. Fuck Sazed. I knew Harmony would’ve become a Chessmaster, but not like this. Sazed isn’t supposed to manipulate people. Sazed isn’t supposed to cause trauma to people 😭😢💔💔

But Sazed is, unfortunately, the Hero of Ages. Harmony seems to be foreseeing a great disaster caused by Trell. I’m pretty sure he’s trying to thread towards a future possibility that will save Scadrial from this disaster. He must think about the future of the entire world. It hurts that he moved Wax this way, but would there really have been any difference if he left Wax completely alone? The Set - puppets of a Shard of Adonalsium - would've subtly caused turmoil on Elendel. What if he told Wax he was hunting Lessie? TenSoon said it himself. Harmony saw the future, saw that Wax wouldn't go through with it. Bleeder - another puppet of a Shard - would've succeeded in her goals. Sure he could've maneuvered someone else, but it opens a new can of worms!

I love the hints of Trell being a far scarier antagonist than it appears. I love the advancements and possibilities of Hemalurgy Trell is responsible for. Shadows of Self does a far better job than The Hero of Ages presenting gray morality in the motives and plans of gods. It also does a far better job at presenting a smart and clever antagonistic deity. I think with the conflict between Ruin and Preservation, Sanderson wrote many things that made Ruin appear too much like "the bad guy." He can say Preservation has a dark side, but we never saw it. The one reprehensible thing Preservation could've been completely responsible for - the Deepness killing people - ended up being the result of his frayed mind. He could've been solely responsible for the Deepness covering the Sun and killing plants, but that ended up being caused by Ruin. Ruin spoke with too much malice and joy of killing all life and destroying everything. Apart from his attributes being fundamental aspects of life and the Universe, there was no possible way I could've seen his stance as having any sort of value. Sanderson also wrote too many things that made Ruin's planning so far behind Preservation's. Preservation felt like a Xanatosian genius even on his deathbed. Ruin was a petulant child. Ruin wasn't kind, or patient, or particularly clever, or have long-spanning schemes when Sanderson presented him in the spotlight. Don't even get me started on his futuresight lmao. And tbh I don’t get why Sanderson wrote a being of death and destruction as the opposite of stasis and stability. Is he trying to say in life and creation, everything either stays the same or everything dies?

I know that wasn’t his intent, but it came across that way. It’s haphazard in retrospect, and I don’t understand why that was the direction after the beauty of Kelsier’s rebellion. I still love the concept of Ruin and Preservation’s conflict, but I think it could’ve been much more developed. More nuanced. Ruin could’ve been far more of a Chessmaster or represented a different concept.

With Harmony and Trell... I'm not as certain who's the good or bad guy. And so far, Trell's schemes are genuinely complex, layered, and terrifying. Even the Set are scary.

Marasi grew a lot, as expected. Wayne didn't grow but he was still so much fun. Love the new dynamic of Wayne and MeLaan, who's also pretty great. ARADEL IS A MAN!!!

There wasn't much of Steris this book. But she vastly improved in such a short time! Feels like she hides a lot but is actually a warm person. Look at the ending 🥺

Well done, Sanderson. I give Shadows of Self ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5.

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VIDEO STORE

Bleeder (1999) | dir. Nicolas Winding Refn

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From Lenny to Ludvig, Mads has grown so much *cries*

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MADS MIKKELSEN as LENNY in ‘BLEEDER’ (1999) dir. Nicolas Winding Refn

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A Mads poll with a difference!

A poll of Mads Mikkelsen movies where the selection is based on range of factors, including but not limited to: genre, writer/director, country of release, date of release and 🎉vibes 🎉

Some of the movies may fit in more than one category, so vibes have mostly informed those decisions.

Round One:

Choose your fave!

Mads working with a fave...

Pusher is a 1996 Danish crime thriller following low-level drug dealer, Frank, who eventually has a deal go bad. Mads plays Frank's friend and aspiring criminal, Tonny.

Bleeder is a 1999 Danish crime drama about a loose group of friends whose lives go in different directions. The film follows Leo who is unable to cope with the news his girlfriend is pregnant and turns to violence. Mads plays Lenny, one of Leo's friends, a sweet-natured shy boy and film obsessive who works at the video store.

Pusher II: With Blood on My Hands is a 2004 Danish sequel to Pusher. Mads reprises his role as Tonny, now the main character. Pusher II follows Tonny after his release from jail. After trying to reintegrate back into the criminal world, his life changes when he finds out he's a father.

Valhalla Rising is a 2009 Danish historical movie set around the 12th century. The story follows One Eye, a Norse warrior captured by a Norwegian chieftain and forced to fight, until he escapes along with a young boy, a fellow captive. Mads plays the ill-fated and hard-done warrior One Eye.

What's your fave Refn project?

(and yes, I am counting Tonny twice because: character development!)

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Bleeder (1999) Nicolas Winding Refn

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Bleeder (1999)

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What Radiant Order Non-Stormlight Characters Would Belong To

As requested by anon. :)

If non-Stormlight Archive characters had the opportunity to bond spren, what orders would each of them belong to?

(I’m a Edgedancer, by the way, per the quiz!)

1. Vin: Windrunner

As pointed out by @itmakesssenseincontext (here), Vin literally thinks The Words that make someone a Windrunner, as she vows to only use her power to protect those unable to defend themselves. So. Like. If there had been an Honorspren around, she’d be a Windrunner already.

2. Steris: Elsecaller

The Elsecaller order is about self-improvement, and it attracts people who are quote "less flamboyant" and more serious, like scholars. Their spren are logicspren. I think this order would suit Steris very well!

3. Wayne: Edgedancer

This is per WOB! I mean, I do see it. Wayne’s power is essentially Super Empathy, as he can make himself understand other people’s perspective in order to pretend that he is one of them. Plus, he literally cannot forget the man he killed, creating elaborate and unhealthy rituals to remember him forever. I guess he does have healing powers too; I dunno if that’s part of the reasoning. Per Brandon, the other Edgedancers would find Wayne “strange,” but come on. Wayne & Lift would get on like a house on fire and would possibly literally cause that.

4. Sazed: Bondsmith

This is one of those that just felt right to me immediately, and then I just had to sit and try to figure out why. I think partly it's because Sazed literally bonded two very disparate Shards together into one, which feels very Bondsmith of him. But Sazed also cared a lot about connecting people and helping people understand other cultures, so there's that as well. I suppose the other one I could see for Sazed would be Edgedancer, given that he makes it his mission to save all otherwise forgotten religions. But I'm going Bondsmith as my number one choice.

5. Shai: Lightweaver

WOB has Shai as an Edgedancer, which I found shocking. I mean...the artistry? The literally becoming other people in order to be ready for various situations? The one last-ditch personality whose entire purpose is to craft an intricate lie to hide Shai from herself??? To me, Shai is a Lightweaver through and through. But per Brandon, Shai is an Edgedancer. So I guess it depends on who knows this character better. A random person who blogs or the literal author.

6. Wax: Skybreaker

As a lawman, basically. Plus, there's the whole conversation between Miles and Wax where Miles tries to convince Wax that if the law is unjust, you have a duty to oppose the law and Wax is like, "Nuh-uh shut up." (Since that so mirrors Kal and Moash, I can understand teh Wax as Windrunner argument, but we can't have ALL the protagonists be Windrunners!)

7. Marasi: Truthwatcher

This is almost certainly just me--I so strongly headcanon Marasi as an investigative reporter that I can't even remember the truth anymore. Ironic, I guess, given the subject of this entry... If I wanted to try to justify this, I guess I'd say Marasi does have a canonical interest in discovering the truth...but yeah, I don't expect many to agree with this one!

8. Rashek: Skybreaker

Had to include this one, as it's a WOB. Not a very good one, per Sanderson, but a Skybreaker nonetheless. Let's all imagine Nale having to deal with Rashek, shall we?

9. Vivenna: Stoneward

Vivinna does feel very Windrunner to me, given her bro chemistry with Kaladin. But the Stonewards are about being where they're needed, about being dependable and good team players, about making the best of a bad situation. I think of Vivenna showing up on a whole new planet, seeing a city without leadership, and being like, "Sure, I'll take over the city guard and forge a team of incredibly loyal guards until it's time for me to move on and go to the next place I'm needed."

10. Ranette: Dustbringer

Mostly because of the tinkerer angle--dustbringers are interested in knowing how things work, plus their power is inherently destructive and so requires careful control. And Ranette, you know, makes guns 'n' stuff.

11. Bleeder: Willshaper

The Willshapers are about freedom--for themselves, and for others. They want to free those who have been unjustly imprisoned. And oh man. What Bleeder wanted was to free herself and others from Harmony's influence, from the way he could literally take her and others over. So she wanted freedom for everyone and would do anything to obtain it.

12. Kelsier: Edgedancer, Dustbringer, or Willshaper

Sorry to end on a WOB, but I'm fascinated that Sanderson can see so many possibilities for Kelsier. An Edgedancer in his desire to change the world back into a green paradise for Mare. A Dustbringer or Willshaper for self-mastery and determination. Honestly, I'm most fascinated by Willshaper, due to the comment that they believe any law is a form of oppression. That extreme form of freedom really feels like it suits Kelsier, to me.

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Bleeder (1999)

Character: Lenny Film: Bleeder Year: 1999 Language: Danish Lenght: 98 minutes

Is he alive at the end? YES

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Lenny Appreciation Post~

Recently watched Bleeder and I cannot get enough of how cute Mads is in this movie, hence, I give you a compilation of the photos I loved from the movie. Have you watched ittt?

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Bleeder (Nicolas Winding Refn, 1999) was added to French MUBI the other day so I rewatched it

I'd mainly paid attention to the plot and dialogues when I first watched it a year ago, but this time I looked more closely at how the story's told visually

the characters live shitty lives with shitty jobs and shitty flats, and they watch movies to escape from their shithole

the way their small flats and small workplaces are shot makes you sense how trapped and confined they must feel, and the omnipresence of the color red adds to the oppressiveness

but there's one visual flex that made me legit gasp and that I hadn't caught the first time I watched

at that point Kim Bodnia's character (Leo) has been nursing a mental breakdown for a while re: his shitty life, but trying to hold it together like a Strong Man

his brother-in-law (Louis) sat next to him is the most ~alpha~ dude of the group, and he keeps teasing and threatening Leo

in this one scene he stares at him instead of watching the movie, until Leo finally snaps

he gets up from his chair and approaches the screen, casting his shadow on the movie being projected

and that's when I gasped

because the camera stays on his shadow, and it looks as if his shadow-self is in the movie

then he turns around, pulls a gun out of nowhere, goes on angry rant, and somewhat channels what cool powerful men do in the action flicks he watches

as he's doing it, the movie is being projected on his face, he's a movie character

and the camera looks down on alpha Louis and makes him look like a tiny man

we're in Leo's shadow fantasy world, where he's on top and in control

until he chills out, lowers the gun, and goes back to being his pathetic self of course

I thought that was visually pretty neat

by the way I'm refraining from giving a whole ass ted talk about the theme of masculinity in Bleeder, but rest assured that I have many thoughts