#gimme my complex slow burn with layers of history pls

[barbaradoll]

i just… i can’t not ship barbie and ken

[thesean]

I enjoy your Osiris thoughts, tell me what has changed about him that you're not vibing entire with pls

On one hand it's very obvious to me he's getting counseling. All the ways he's talking very much reminds me of mindfulness exercises I've gone through myself. And obviously that's a very private ordeal but it's also at the same time like. Gimme something to bite on, something to chew, even if it's one offhanded comment about it I would like confirmation that that's what it is.

Because otherwise This kind of reflection and mindfulness feels... I want to say inorganic. Mind you he woke up like what... 5 weeks ago? And he's made This sort of progress so quickly? I guess I wanted something more of a slow burn with his growth rather than a "oh shit I'm mortal and I've been a dick" kind of epiphany which also kind of paints his actions as far worse than they actually were.

Additionally the commentary about Ana not knowing Osiris trained under Felwinter was incredibly strange to me. It was well known that he trained under him. It was in the history books and everything. It's part of why he was even considered for being the Warlock Vanguard, so Ana being like "holy shit you knew him?" is like...? And why was he selfish for not telling her? It's not like they were particularly close and it's not like it was Imperative to his modus operandi. And again, it's not like any of them knew Who Felwinter was until just a few months before Osiris was, well, abducted.

It just feels like filler to explain to the audience, which Does, Unfortunately put Osiris into a weird position where it's like. These are things the in universe characters should know so talking about it from a perspective of where they DON'T for the sake of players who didn't play Worthy is like... There's better ways to give this kind of background than this? Idk it's felt strange to me.

See the thing is Osiris is a complex character. I will always vouch for his written lore because we get to see his complexity in it. There's layers to him and I like picking it apart. It's enriching for me to be able to go in and look for the double meaning of his words because there often is.

This season there isn't that lore for me to pick apart, there isn't that complexity. It feels like they've realized that the majority of the player base — sorry for my rudeness here — is dumb as shit and wouldn't know a complex character if it hit them in the head. So they've made him more digestible, they've taken some of his complexity away, which simply doesn't work for him.