#i'd love to do (or make) a proper detailed dissection one day though the way people have for newer fandoms like mlp or hamilton

[weedle-testaburger]

i think it's a bit annoying how all the 'why is the south park fandom like that' kind of posts are just judgy about it bc People Like Bad Thing rather than anyone actually analysing or explaining how it got to be the weird slice of life anime-style fandom it is. i've been in this fandom for like 8 years now and i'm not even clear on it

[queen-paladin]

If you're doing asks with the character bingo thing I'd love to see where you'd put each of the queens from Six

That’s an awesome idea!! I am mixing both how Six portrays them versus how they are usually portrayed in historic fiction or discussed among people.

Aragon:

One of my fave queens. Very badass and dealt with such heartbreak and tragedy and then dealt it with dignity. Love her.

Boleyn:

I think she is a great character and even to this day very mysterious. Like, it is up to debate to among history people if she did want plot to be queen or not. I think Six portrays her a bit as a ditz though when irl Anne was anything but, but her song is very fun!

Seymour:

My other favorite queen, my baby, my angel!! Who is both a wily plotter (like, she played the game like Anne and more than Anne may have used her virginity to Henry as bait!) but also very sweet and kind!! Made the smartest move by portraying herself as the kind, meek, devoted wife and yes she is submissive to Henry but she HAD TO BE TO SURVIVE AFTER ANNE’S EXECUTION!! Her song also makes me cry😭😭😭. I’m a sucker for proper ladies who have strength beneath their exteriors so she counts!

Cleeves:

I think that Cleeves has a great song and it’s very inspiring, but I think there is SO MUCH to discuss and dissect with how scary and sucky her situation must have been and how absolutely humiliating it must have been to have your husband talk about how unappealing you are to the whole court so he has to get rid of you. Like, I think if Six went that way, it would make her more human and vulnerable. Poor baby Cleeves! Plus I read in a biography that some of that money she was given was hush money- she couldn’t really take a lover or go back home or as much as write a letter complaining about the king to her family and she may have been hoping one day he would take her back! But in order for a show to work, it has to bend historic details like that.

Howard:

Poor baby meow meow Catherine Howard!! Yes getting a crush and acting on it while married to the king is a wrong move but she was a teenager doing what a teenager does!!! 😭😭😭😭Home girl is done dirty so often but Six actually got it right!!!

Parr:

Parr has an awesome song but I don’t go buck wild over her character like the others. I want to learn about her, though, she was also very smart and passionate but like Seymour did what she could to survive such a deadly marriage. But she doesn’t stick out in my head as much as the others.

Thanks so much Abby for letting me gush!