#even though Boil and Blemish are often subtly cruel to Hob he does have several other scenes with other goblins he seems to mostly get | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

brittlebutch · 1 year ago

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the scene where Wuvvy rips up the letter Rue wrote to Hob after the masquerade is actually super interesting to me because it feels like another moment that really highlights the difference in how Rue and Hob approach their courts -- both of them do feel a sense of alienation from these places and people, but it's also Starkly obvious that Rue is far more isolated in that than Hob is.

Hob and the other goblins stand at a distance from each other in how much they understand one another, but Hob also still clearly has people in his court that he trusts and depends on even in just minor ways, but this scene in particular really makes it feel like Rue only knows the people in their court to invite them to the Bloom. Even if they thought to hesitate before sending that letter with Wuvvy, it doesn't matter bc they truly don't have anyone else to ask.

#N posts stuff #like after the Duel in the Southern Garden it feels like a given that Wuvvy and Hob should not be interfacing with each other lol #but Rue still gives Wuvvy that letter to deliver it to Hob bc. who else is there to ask?#whereas Hob - even if it's just because he's their military commander - has a myriad of salt goblins that he Trusts #and we know he trusts them bc he sends Them to negotiate those clandestine meetings with Binx #and even if it's a one-off line from Brennan; apparently has a whole Lineage of them that Hob is particularly close to #even though Boil and Blemish are often subtly cruel to Hob he does have several other scenes with other goblins he seems to mostly get #along with - even during the Hedge Maze he seems kind of affable with Grabalba and the others #whereas we really ONLY ever see Rue interact with Wuvvy; and that kind of Serious distance also ties into the very First episode #when Rue doesn't recognize Gwendolyn; bc Gwen didn't get her own invite - Binx stole her sister's. so rue doesn't know her #not to make these tags even longer but it's ALSO interesting to me how those goblins Hob is closest to ARE all salt goblins in particular #(yes it's Probably just bc the joke and affection for them kicked off in ep 1 BUT it is canon and so i will analyze it as such)#given that their size (& life spans probably) would Probably make them sort of The Lowest on the rung in terms of like. classes #seen as somewhat 'disposable' and so it's Neat to think of how those folk are who Hob seems to get along with the best #the single largest goblin and the smallest populace of them united in how they're viewed primarily as Tools by everyone else #d20lb

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