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elainemorisi · 3 years ago

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also apropos of nothing, but in the ongoing gripe-tally of "redeemed or regretful when lol", ofc it is again just sloppy writing no authorial intent one way or the other, but it's also definitely the case that the <2 years between 3.21 and 5.14 apparently saw fully five of Tain's primary targets kick the bucket, so like, error of whose ways when my dudes

#like what do we argue here that he was savvy and capable of organizing that whole scheme but didn't notice his enemies were dead #c'mon now that whole deathbed conversation HAS to refer to people killed after he was imprisoned #I am sorry I know I keep beating this dead horse in tagrambles #and all due respect to beta canon (which is of course 'none when it's stupid')#but it's just such a... not... there... reading #and like I understand the appeal okay but c'mon #there are characters who regret their wicked ways and take measures to cut it out #this is not one of them!#feels bad? yes that's totally there. takes literally ANY step EVER to cut it out? no SIR!#switches sides MAYBE a TINY bit... after The Source Of Meaning And Loyalty is definitely for sure dead and only then #switches tactics? very clearly not lol #and very clearly doesn't even consider doing so or think twice about it like!#there is a plenty fine way to square the 'odd familiarity with/affection for reformists' bit with all of the above:#Tain shares it!#voila bam done #you can conjecture any number of reasons why #but we are just not working with someone with independent or remotely good political or personal principles here my dudes #idk idk I am so tempted to say okay whatever it's fine to go with what a text is clearly trying to get you to believe vs what it says #but this one... isn't actually even trying #(beta canon may be but again: beta)#(also idk I've read none)#so it's just... it's all being projected and gah. dumb things to be mildly annoyed by for two hundred alex but lordie #it's an ANNOYING countertextual projection #ds9 tag

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