#hbo war ask game

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2, 11 and 16 for the hbo war ask game!

Hello, friend!

2. Which series of the three is your favorite? Why?

[gestures at blog] Safe to say it's Band of Brothers! I'm a sucker for character driven stories. It's hard to beat the neat linear narrative from the "height" of WWII i.e. D-Day until the "very end" i.e. V-E Day in the Eagles Nest, no less. And Easy Company has the historical advantage of having most of the men fortunately around long enough to establish insanely compelling relationships between and amongst themselves. It was also the one I watched and rewatched the most growing up so it's also a show that has timestamps all throughout my life. Winters and Nixon are in it too so there's just so much for me to root for.

11. Which The Pacific scene broke your heart the most?

Wouldn't say it's a specific scene, but it has to be watching Sledge speedrun adolescence right into battle hardened youth, forever branded with trauma that honestly, probably will never fully heal. The gold tooth scene and the civilian zero-ed in mortar hit just thoroughly fucked me up. Loss of innocence is a common theme in wartime media, and Eugene's storyline amplified the stripping of it so much that by the time you get to the end, you're just left bereft. That's how I felt at least. I stared at a wall for like 15 minutes after my recent rewatch. Hildane's death comes a very close second for the Greek play tragedy treatment of an off-screen death and the recall to his father's profession in the form of an army-issued blanket.

16. A Band of Brothers scene that made you laugh.

Sobel's line delivery of, "What in God's name are you doing to my company? This is not Dog Company. This is not Fox Company. This. [hand making a claw] This is Easy Company." Randleman's line delivery of, "I'm gonna say something," Luz replying, "Tah who?" Any time Harry flails his hand as a signal. I know that's several scenes but unfortunately, I am a yapper.

Thank you for the ask! <3

[stopstopstopit]

Remember when I reblogged the HBO War Ask game and forgot to turn asks on? (pardon me while I facepalm)

Anyway, asks are on now, thank you @lizofalltrades for the message!

22. If you could make HBO create another series, what would it be about? Oh goodness, well I feel like it should be WWII related even though Gen Kill is not, so I think something about the war in Africa and how important it was would be interesting, there is so little media about it now. My second historical obsession is the American Revolution though, so of course I'd love to see something in that era.

7. What was your favorite thing about Band of Brothers? I answered these backwards because I have OCD and I had to go in order, so I suppose I explained more below, but I just find the characters and the relationships top notch. Despite being war media, as the title suggests it's more about people banding together to make it through the worst circumstances whilst still having moments of light and humor along with heartbreak and horror and it's juuuuust. So good.

2. Which series of the three is your favorite? Why? Gotta be Band of Brothers. I've seen it about 4 times through now (I first watched in March of this year.) I could probably wax on about it forever but it's the relationships that really solidify the story, and there are so many really great characters with such a range of dynamics in it. My second favorite is actually probably Generation Kill, which is so very nuanced and also has great character dynamics. The Pacific is also incredible, but I found that how disjointed many of the characters seem with each other had me wanting more. Masters of the Air is actually the first I watched, and though it's good, I agree with others that it doesn't have the same gravitas as the others. Didn't stop me from writing fic about it though!

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hello another bee! 👋🏻 13 and 22 for the hbo ask game!

Hi Bee! I feel like there’s always more than one in every fandom. It’s funny because I never meet other people with my real name.

13. Do you have a favorite Band of Brothers episode? Which one and why?

The Breaking Point - it’s horrifying and shocking. I always cry. I love having Lipton’s pov. And Speirs in this episode!

Bastogne is a very close second for me.

22. If you could make HBO create another series, what would it be about?

Vietnam War if it were done well.

I would also love to see a show or movie about the Belgian resistance in wwii using the book The Freedom Line.

[rossmccallsqueen]

Masters of the Air Asks!

I haven’t seen one of these yet so imma see if anyone likes them.

What is your favorite episode?

What is your least favorite episode?

If you read the book, how did you feel about the timeline of the show versus how it was explained in the book?

Buck or Bucky?

Which episode wrecked you the most emotionally?

Which characters death hit you the hardest?

Do you have a favorite MotA fic? If so, can you link it?

Who was your favorite pair in the show?

Aside from Buck and Bucky, who is your favorite friend pair on the show?

This is the first of the war fandom shows to be streaming service specific (I believe) on AppleTV. Did you watch each week? Did you wait until it all aired and watched at once? Did you share with a friend?

Which actor was most suited for their role in the show?

Is there a part of the show you usually skipped?

How many times have you watched the show so far? If so, how many?

Rank your order of the war shows (Pacific, BoB, GK, MotA)

Do you have a comfort character?

If you had kids (pets or otherwise), who would you let babysit? Who would you never let babysit?

Which character did you feel deserved more screen time?

Who is the most underrated character?

Do you have a favorite quote from the show? If so, what is it?

Who do you want to be your best friend?

Which storyline did you enjoy the most?

Do you think they covered enough in the amount of episodes, or should there have been more?

Who would you not let date your friend/sibling/etc?

If you could have a show about one of the characters after the war, who would it be?

Which MotA character would you want to meet in person? Either the actor, or real life person.

Rate the show 1-5 stars, and tell us why!

If there was anything you wish could have been included, what would it be?

This show wasn’t produced or made in partner with HBO. Do you feel there was a difference in production? If so, did it make it better or worse?

If I missed anything, let me know! Thank you @itstheheebiejeebies for the encouragement and help always ❤️

[in-a-continuous-daydream]

Ewan Mitchell was insane for this episode tho…like?? How can you be one of the main villains of the show and SERVE so MUCH face and c*nt?!

i am just a girl, sir, please stop serving so much while you murder my beloved team black 😭😭

[mstiemountainhop]

I see you around here all the time but we haven't interacted much, so hi :)

Tell me skip & malarkey friendship headcanons please :)

Hi there! Thank you for the ask and I apologize for taking so long to respond.

The main one I have right now is actually Skip, Malarkey and Penkala working as line cooks at a waffle house type diner and the waitresses flirt with them for free food. That's the extent of it currently but I may write a post war/AU fic which will expand on that if I start writing again.

Also thanks to @executethyself35 and @a-gassy-antelope for helping with this! For the life of me, I could not figure out which restaurant matched their vibe.

[georgieluz]

Hey Jules! 2, 9, 14, 19, 24, and 28 for the HBO War positivity ask game please ☺️

hi lou!! ofc ofc!! :)

2 - who are some your fav creators/mutuals?

i love all of my mutuals and every creator in the fandom bc everyone is just amazing!! but to list just a few @footprintsinthesxnd, yourself!! (@luckynumber4), @ep6bastogne @lamialamia @thewayisset @lewis-winters @jenkil @mads-weasley @hellofanidea @liptonwashere @malarkgirlypop @panzershrike-pretz @sweetxvanixlla @whollyjoly @samwinchesterslostshoe @next-autopsy @iceman-kazansky @heystovepipeboys @theflyingfin @cody-helix02 and many many more!

special shout out to the cult!! zim zam, my friends, zim zam!!! also i'm so sorry if i forgot to tag anyone!!

9 - a ship that you can't get enough of?

bradnate, andyeddie, snurgie, ronnix, lipluz, webgott, and no matter how much winnix i consume it never gets old so them too!

14 - your fav underrated character?

ooh this is always hard bc everyone classifies underrated as a different thing.. are burgie and harry underrated? if so, them! chuck grant, tab (this man is so loved he's can't be underrated but i couldn't not mention mr lover lover himself), alton more??? one of the most interesting easy co men for sure!! wish we had more of him (lol)

19 - what's your fav universally-accepted/fanon headcanon about a character?

ooh either all the nix childhood fanon or the andyeddie ghosts/afterlife/grief fanon.. yeah.. that hits the spot

24 - what wip from another creator are you most excited about?

all of @ep6bastogne's wips (yes i read all your tags about them in utter anticipation), @luckynumber4's burgie wip! anything @footprintsinthesxnd writes! same with @lewis-winters ALL of your wips sound so so sooooo up my street/my thing!! there are so many more but despite my plans to spend the day at home i actually have to leave the comfort of my bed and brave the cold outside, and i'm late already so i'm gonna have to stop listing, but it's very likely that i'm excited for almost every single wip any of you guys have!

28 - what's something that lives in your brain rent free and you want everyone to know about the show/the fandom/your works?

outside of hbowar??? oooh i have LOADS of things!! the thick of it!! it has such clever funny writing, the best dialogue and political satire ever, because it's just so true to life and accurate for uk politics. peter capaldi is fucking amazing in it! and you'll see a lot of uk actors that are famous for other things here. but yeah, it's just hilarious and witty and clever. love it. go watch it. ummm other than that, the korean band onewe!! please go listen to them, they are ridiculously talented and have the kindest most lovely and accepting fandom in the world. in fact, the hbo war fandom and onewe fandom are the only two fandoms i've ever felt happy and comfortable in. onewe write beautiful songs with the most gorgeous lyrics (they have a space series which is one of my all-time favourites). ALSO pride (2014) as a movie recommendation! this film is my comfort film but it tears me apart as well. some people watch it for the queerness and come away learning about welsh history too.. for others, it's the opposite. but as a welsh gay man for me both those elements are so important to who i am and my own identity, that this film is just feels so incredibly special to me. especially the character gethin who i really feel i can relate to a lot due to our circumstances. tim roth is someone who i always wanna shout about and who lives rent free in my head too. love that man so much. also the band the libertines!! because them and the strokes were my entire teenage years and i pretty much grew up with their music as my 'soundtrack'. ok i think that's enough, even though i definitely have way more to shout about. sorry i rambled!

for this ask game!

[malarkgirlypop]

ZIM ZAM!!! 1, 25 and 27 for the ask game please?? <3 love you so much

1 - what is your fav part about being in the fandom?

Well I just love all the creativity from everyone, how are you all so talented may you share with me that would be great thanks. Also we are somehow so similar but then all so different. I don't think I have connected so well with a group of strangers from all over the world. And now we are all so close and it makes me so happy! I get to share some of my fondest interest with people I now am most fond of!

25 - what colors do your mutuals most remind you of?

OMG ok here we go!

@panzershrike-pretz I would go for a red or yellow, just something bright and eye catching. You have such a firey and fun personality! You just light up any room you walk into, or chat you slide into ahaha. I get so excited, maybe sometimes concerned when I see you typing in chat, half the time I have no idea what is going to come out of your mouth but it is entertaining none the less.

@next-autopsy I see you as a deep sea blue! Just something really comforting about you, you could rock me to sleep in your waves, but then also kinda scary at the same time. From the conversation we had about maybe doing some mutilating ahahah. But you are such a momma bear and you have so much love to give, as big as the ocean!

@footprintsinthesxnd I see you as a light green, like a sage green, you just feel so safe and secure. I know when I talk to you all I will get is just love and positivity. You are so kind and sweet, we don't deserve you! Something about you is so wholesome and green is my happy colour, I feel safe in green, reminds me of nature and calmness. You remind me of birds chirping on a warm summer evening.

@sweetxvanixlla why I see you as a light purple, maybe periwinkle, idk why. You are soft and sweet, but vibrant at the same time! You are so funny and you have the best chats! You always have the kindest things to say, and you're so supportive omg! You're tags when you say things like Kate is the best makes me blush so hard. I just love you are purple. It is a strong colour, like you.

@xxluckystrike midnight Blu hehe get it! No you are the best Blu! Also we have had a lot of chats about music and I just connect you with my sad playlist cause I shared it with you ahahah you asked me how often I cried and I said what?! not that much, but I just couldn't stop talking to you that whole day! And then you said you had to leave and then we kept talking omg! You're so fun and we had very interesting conversations! Anyway that was totally off topic, you are blu to me.

@whollyjoly my oh my you my friend are pink! So bold and vibrant I just can't help but stare. You are always so positive, you come into the group and have amazing ice breaker questions for us, you started a whole cult. You are just fantastic, I love you! But then also I think of flowers when I think of you cause fucking More has a flower crown on in your pfp and it cracks me up every time.

27- what's your fav moment during your time in the fandom?

What a hard question. because what hasn't been my fav moment. I think starting off having all the little chats in the comments with people, and then the random conversations I was having with my mutuals in the shitty dm's that is on tumblr. And then @footprintsinthesxnd deciding to do a discord and then a whole fucking server came from it. Now everyday I wake up so excited to read everything and just get stuck in. We have writing sprint races, morning prayer, torture groups, like what don't we have, memes, Pretz in my walls, being woken up with pots and pans!

[blood-mocha-latte]

hmm. i have some extra time. let's create chaos

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e, o and p for the hbo war ask game! <3

hehehe thank you for the ask, bee! <3

e. what was a character arc in any of the shows that you loved?

eugene sledge. GOD. i feel like his character arc was such a clear picture of how a predominant facet of american youth experienced wwii. the general feeling of patriotism that made even minority groups want to ignore any ailments and period typical prejudice in order to serve. only for them to experience horror beyond anything you can alleviate through therapy (if it had been anywhere near what we had now). the whiplash of eugene on a bed staring at his father in contempt, to him cradling the head of a dying woman he had inadvertently killed just fucks me up. joseph mazello played him so, so well because i watched his loss of innocence and hope through just his eyes. by end everything still hurt, and it was so easy to feel like whenever he closed his eyes, all he'd see were exploding bodies, that writing became a way to exorcise that or at the very least to make it known.

o. say something nice about a ship that you don't understand.

of what ive encountered of baberoe, it always just sounds so tender, always with some kind of sacrifice. i love how, in what i've read at least, it's vibrating with quiet devotion.

p. what's a headcanon you have for any one of the shows?

like you, i fuck heavy with the historical accuracy. but i really do like imagining the whole, "do you think we're friends in another universe?" and automatically a quick cut montage of easy company in different time periods, genders, occupations, falling into each other's lives inevitably plays in my head to the tune of "My Buddy," sung by bing crosby

[dustyjumpwjngs]

thank you to the lovely @sharkboyandlavalieb and @fidelias for tagging me in this ask game :)

name/alias: dusty

country: usa

which of the series have you seen? bob, the pacific, gk, and mota

use an emoji or one word to describe your favourite character in an hbo war miniseries: ✂️ + 🦄 about sums it up

ultimate ship: never ever shutting up about gale/john aka buck and bucky!!! apologies in advance

favourite fic: the first bob fic i ever read was @himbowelsh’s eugene roe x renee lemaire fic where they dance together which i cannot for the life of me find anywhere but when i do i will be reblogging that so fast because that was the most beautiful story i’ve ever read. i think about it 3x a week

what are some of the ways you interact in this fandom? i post silly little memes, reblog excessively, and i actually am an artist ! but i'm just a little too shy to post my art

favourite colour: summer green

current favourite song: victim of nostalgia by mxmtoon because i am a sentimental bitch

complete this sentence: "where the hell is ___ company?!" fox !

other accounts or socials: this is my one main blog :)

list one other fandom member (mutual or a follower you admire) for some appreciation: @mastersofthe-claire because she is so so sweet to talk to, plus @major-mads @love-studying58 @xxluckystrike @artvmisia and @footprintsinthesxnd i absolutely cannot get enough of them i love you guys <3

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1, 16 and 24:)

1. What was the first series you watched and how did you find out about it?

Band of Brothers in 2010. My then boyfriend (now husband) had watched it with his dad who was a paratrooper and introduced me to it.

16. A Band of Brothers scene that made you laugh.

Luz tricking Sobel by impersonating Major Horton gets me every time.

24. Your brOTPs, if you have any.

Bob - Guarnere & Toye, Luz & Lipton, Malarkey & Skip. I’m sure I could keep naming more 😂 I love the friendships in this show. And I love them even more after learning more about the real guys.

Mota - Douglass & Ham

[quillandink22]

WIP game !!

Thanks for the tag @meet-you-at-the-north-star 💕

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, then post a little snippet or tell them something about it. Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

1) Just friends: friends to lovers Doc Roe x reader one shot. (Written just needs editing.)

2) Malarkey x reader hurt comfort one shot. (Just a vague idea at the moment.)

3) One shot where Easy Company basically goes to the beach. (Recently watched Top Gun 😆). Maybe part of my main fic half pint but haven't decided.

4) Not a WIP but really want to write for Liebgott just looking for inspiration.

5) Low key considering writing for Luztoye week.

Tagging: @she-wolf09231982 @softguarnere @noneedtoamputate @blood-mocha-latte @disastrouscanasta

[lewis-winters]

helloooooo! i’m gonna ask for alone + pain from the not-so-nice asks for whichever characters you’d like to feature!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻

Ooohhh I know I said that I'd refrain from Baldur's Gate 3 posting on this blog but I just had to do my girl Ariadne Ancunín some justice. Under the cut for the following tws: suicide and addiction

alone: How does your OC deal with loneliness? Have they ever been completely alone before? How do they act when there's no one around to see them?

The answer is Not Well. So much so, that the first time she realized she was alone in all the world, her first reaction was to commit suicide via hanging. When that didn't work, she then sold her soul to her Arch Fey Patron because she was desperate to feel like she belonged somewhere, even if it meant becoming someone's indebted servant.

Genuinely, I think being alone and loneliness is Ariadne's biggest fear-- she's been plagued by nightmares of it since she was very little. She's a high-elf, too, and has been surrounded by death because of her very long lifespan and the brutality of her world in Baldur's Gate. For the longest time, she thought she'd always have her brother Astarion, at least, but after his murder (that she may or may not have had a hand in), that dream went out the window so... yeah. She doesn't do very well alone.

pain: What's the worst pain your OC has ever felt? Do they have a high pain tolerance?

Oooohhhh, yes and no? She's grieving still, over the tragedy she'd forced her brother into, even 200 years after the fact, so she almost always is in pain... but she doesn't have a high tolerance of it. She's just constantly self-medicating with her Warlock contract and the food from the Feywilds her patron feeds her.

I have it in my head that my girl is addicted to Light Fruit? Which is my own like... idea of fruit grown in the Feywilds? Her patron is kind of her........ dealer? Like, they always say never eat of the realm of the Fey, but Ariadne did (her patron definitely coerced her for his own gain), and as a consequence, she became addicted to it. It's harmful, it's like air. No nutrients. No sustenance. But gods, does it make her feel good and no other food tastes the same, and that's how her patron controls her and gives her incentive to do his bidding, if she decides to drag her feet about the contract.

It's just another added layer to her very bad coping skills. She's not doing well 😬😬😬

[footprintsinthesxnd]

So I have decided to take some requests again. I was thinking of doing prompts for my OCs so if anyone would be interested then please feel free to pick a prompt from one of the links below and an oc from my masterlist and send in their request. You can send in characters and x reader requests too but it would be really great if you’d like to ask prompts for my ocs and their chosen pairings too.

OC masterlist

Prompts

- hurt/comfort

- enemies to lovers

-love/angst/possessive

- song lyrics

- trauma

- protective

- soft prompts

Thank you in advance to anyone who sends any requests in. Your support is always greatly appreciated.

Tagging some of my mutuals @mads-weasley @hesbuckcompton-baby @georgieluz @malarkgirlypop @xxluckystrike @samwinchesterslostshoe @blurredcolour @blueberry-ovaries @precious-little-scoundrel

[georgieluz]

for the hbo war ask: 17

hey ash! thanks for the ask and i hope you're doing well!

17 - your fav fanwork about an underrated character?

ooh this is a hard one bc i now have to narrow down who the underrated character is and then choose my favourite fanwork about them! ahhh do you enjoy causing me pain??? haha okay let me think!

ok i can't narrow it down very well, so i'm just going to throw a few recent fanworks that i've loved in here because my brain isn't working very well today and i can't focus on remembering all my favourites from way back (sorry i'm actually useless today)

so i absolutely adore @cody-helix02's art of doc bryan (i know we all love him but he's not actually talked about much at all on here so he classes as underrated in my opinion) also cody's sketch of cobb!! he is so tiny and adorable there i can't cope

then we have @jenkil's gifset of the reporter!! look i just adore this gifset so much1!! everything fits perfectly with him! and the colour scheme is genuinely one of my favourites ever!!

@andromeddog's art of bull is beautiful!! i really really love it. and i know malarkey isn't underrated but their malarkey is top 3 favourite fanarts for me!! it's so so so good!!!!

i love love looooove @cedobols blithe as well!! it's so pretty!

ok there are so so sooo many more fanworks that i love but i don't wanna make this super super super long and i'm struggling with where to draw the line with who is underrated and who isn't bc there are soooo many artists that i love who have amazing art but the characters aren't really underrated, and same for authors!! i will say i do love the authors that write chuck grant!! thank you for blessing the world (me) with more of him!!!

for this ask game!!