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lets talk about will's journey through hannibals mind palace in s3a, the myth of theseus, the minotaur, ariadne’s thread, labyrinths, and mazes (there is a tldr at the end of this! and this gets better & more cohesive towards the end i promise lol esp after the uffizi gallery screenshot)
background on theseus: theseus sailed to crete intending to defeat the minotaur, a beast housed by the labyrinth constructed by daedalus. it was constructed so well, daedalus himself could not navigate it. ariadne was the daughter of king minos, who ordered the entrapment of the minotaur. she fell in love with theseus, and,betraying her father and her country, she gave theseus a thread to tie one end at the entrance of the labyrinth, and carry the rest with him, so he could find his way back out. theseus succeeded in killing the minotaur and returned safely.
will graham sails to italy as theseus sailed to crete, and enters the labyrinth of hannibal lecter's mind palace at the norman chapel in palermo, italy. the imagery of the many consecutive doorways and disorienting paths in the catacombs under the chapel is notably labyrinthine, and is actually what made me think of this connection in the first place.
*note the consecutive doorways/arches. this parallels the shot of will and hannibal in front of la primavera. in that shot, there are also many doorways behind them.
hannibal is simultaneously
daedalus, the maker of the labyrinth,
the minotaur, the beast at the center, and,
partly, ariadne, the one who betrays her father and her country, falls in love with theseus and allows him to navigate the labyrinth (i.e. the heart in the norman chapel is what confirms to will that he is going in the right direction). just as ariadne's love of theseus was a betrayal of her country and her father, hannibal's love of will is a betrayal of himself.
perhaps hannibal as daedalus-minotaur-ariadne represents the many contradictory parts of hannibal: the person suit containing the monster (daedalus), the monster (minotaur), and lover (ariadne).
but ariadne, the symbol of love, could also be more accurately represented by both will and hannibal: their connection, and its portrayal through will's hallucinations:
the ravenstag which leads will on the train tracks after chiyoh pushes him off
the blood puddle under the doors to the norman chapel catacombs
the fireflies that lead him to mischa's grave
& more
this thread of connection that leads will through the labyrinth of hannibal's mind is universally present throughout season 3a. it is not the physical actions of a lover that lead will through the labyrinth like ariadne did for theseus, but instead the undertanding derived from love of the labyrinth-maker himself which allows will to navigate the labyrinth.
if the entrance ("foyer") to hannibal's labyrinthine mind palace is the norman chapel, the center is his home in lithuania, as will's imagined hannibal says while he is in the lithuanian forest in secondo 3x03:
"is this where construction began?" "on my memory palace? its door at the center of my mind. and here you are, feeling for the latch."
perhaps the center of hannibal's memory palace is actually hannibal's home and what happened there. "mazes intended to be more or less impenetrable have a center containing something so valuable or so shameful as to warrant protection" (x pg. 91) — hannibal's labyrinthine mind palace was constructed outward to protect something at his origin, at the center of his mind: mischa.
will's last stop in hannibal's labyrinth, and perhaps the exit, is where he finds hannibal in front of la primavera, once again in italy. the long hall of consecutive doorways in the center of the screen, which mirrors the doorways in the catacombs during will's 'entrance' into hannibal's mind palace, gives a sense of some long journey coming to an end. he tells hannibal "i wanted to understand you before i laid eyes on you again. i needed it to be clear what i was seeing," plainly stating his reason for his journey through the labyrinth — understanding.
*note the consecutive doorways in the center, which parallel the arches in the aforementioned shot of will entering the catacombs in secondo
as explained by penelope reed doob, the purpose of a labyrinth can be to…
"…to entrap or enlighten errant mazewalkers, denying or controlling access to a center that may contain good or evil, and leaving the maze-walker with higher knowledge or in chaotic limbo" (x pg. 64)
certainly, will's journey through hannibal's labyrinth was, as doob calls it, "the labyrinth as a sign of difficult progress." as a plot device, will's journey through europe, hannibal's labyrinth, the mind palace, was a path designed to lead to will gaining higher knowledge, and the "transcendence of labyrinthine confusion" (x pg. 91)
right?
but, even after will's journey, we as the audience, will as a character, and even hannibal himself, remain confused, turned around, and unable to see any end in sight, especially after both of their failed attempts at separation.
we are still in the labyrinth.
"labyrinths, like life, involve chaos and order, destiny and free choice, terror and triumph — all held in balance, all perspective-dependent" (x pg. 252)
church labyrinths as a metaphor for life in particular emphasize a unicursal design, or there being only one true path — that of christ, who can act as a guide for humanity "to discover that the mythically multicursal and unstable labyrinth — of life, of the world, of hell — is in fact unicursal, stable, and extricable" (x pg. 133)
instead of this, nbc's hannibal purposefully emphasizes the multicursal and inextricable nature of life and the world through the use of a seemingly chaotic, and sometimes absurd, plot. there are so, so, so many paths will can (and does) follow in the labyrinth/maze of his life. but none are emphasized as the correct one. because that does not exist. everything becomes a matter of perspective, and even looking at the maze from the outside, one becomes disoriented.
thus, this gives even the viewer a sense that they are wandering through the labyrinth with will.
"The only pattern we are shown is the pattern of the labyrinth...all progress is illusory: we may think we are getting somewhere new, but really we are retreading old patterns, circling and turning and retracing our steps until suddenly we exit right where we entered, with an echoing line or repeated pattern, and not once only but time and again" (x pg. 336)
just as doob says of chaucer's the house of fame, nbc's hannibal as a whole "reconstructs, rather than transcends, the complexity of the many labyrinths in which we live and write — labyrinths we cannot, and perhaps do not even wish to, escape" (x pg 339)
the plot of hannibal has been criticized for being too absurd or chaotic, but the absurdity is the show's essence. it is a tool of emphasis to remind us of the fact that hannibal, will, bedelia, jack, abigail, alana, margot, are — everyone is — making their way through the inferno, wandering through the labyrinth, unable to see the forest for the trees, just as we are.
"there is no overview of the labyrinth, at least not in this life, and nothing is clear but the uncertainties of the ambiguous maze above whose constraints we cannot rise. believing all this, some men might despair, but…if these be labyrinths, they are enchanting ones, as full of delight as of frustration…nightmarish as it may be, is colorful, energetic, chock-full of magnificent diversity, far more beguiling than cosmic spheres. it cries out for the shaping mind and voice of the poet to give order and perspective where none exists. if that shaping is no more reliable than its material, so be it: perhaps a well-wrought poem in such a world is all the more admirable, and much more fun. the confusions and errors of the maze may be as attractive as the transcendent view. and if truth is always deferred, redefined by another twist, a fresh perspective, a different viewer, so what?" (x pg. 337)
tldr: will's journey through europe, exploring hannibal's memory palace is comparable to theseus' exploration of the labyrinth in search of the minotaur. hannibal is simultaneously daedalus (the labyrinth's creator), his person suit, the minotaur, his monster, and ariadne, a lover who allows theseus to not get lost in the labyrinth. the ravenstag and hannibal and will's psychological connection and deep understanding of e/o could also be compared to ariadne's thread. the center of a labyrinth is commonly something that is protected; hannibal says his home is at the center of his mind — hannibal's mind palace protects mischa at the center. even when will leaves the labyrinth and finds hannibal, there is not much higher knowledge gained from the journey, as would be expected. that is because we are still in the labyrinth, such is life. the absurdity and chaos of the hannibal plot, the repeating themes, plotlines, and endless parallels exacerbate this point, and emphasizes the inextricability of life, and the fact that there is no one correct path in the winding maze of life.
#i am not a classicist so dont kill me if i got anything wrong#this was fun to write though and that book i reference 400 times was fun to read#labyrinths are more interesting than i thought theyd be#i hope i made any sense#if not my excuse is i made this purposefully labyrinthine 🤯#LOL JK#ik this is basically like#‘u cant criticize hannibal for being confusing and weird bc its supposed to be thay way bc metaphors’#but u can#i just like talking about the chaos as a purposeful tool in the show rather than an accidental flaw#bc i do think it is deliberate#anyway#my first meta i finished in a WHILE#also the theseus connection is a bit weak but i thought it could be a good intro to the elements of a labyrinth as they relate to hannibal#soz if its confusing#nbc hannibal#hannibal lecter#hannibal#will graham#pluto analyzes#hannigram#hannibal meta#hannibal analysis#secondo#dolce#media analysis#parallels#hannibal parallels#labyrinth
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Janet MacLachlan as Lieutenant Charlene Masters
S1E28: The Alternative Factor ⋆.˚ ✧ · ˚⊹ ·
#I'M GAYYYY#omg look at her#1960s#star trek#star trek tos#star trek the original series#women#!!!#retrofuturism#sci fi#science fiction#aesthetic#screencaps#my edit#women of color#ik she was basically an extra#but i still like to acknowledge the representation star trek had#in a time when it was not expected OR common
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iwtv has a lot of strengths, but the complexity of each character is completely astounding. every single one of them, lestat, louis, claudia and armand have done terrible things, and i can understand and empathise with the motivations and reasoning behind every single terrible decision. they all hurt each other in their own ways, they all have their own unhealed tragedy and weakness, and i love every single one of them so dearly. with no spoilers, this sort of characterisation is PERFECTED in episode 5. i genuinely dont think i could name a show that does complex characters quite like iwtc, because holy fuck man.
#basically what im saying is these bitches need therapy#god even daniel is included like ik hes kind of an outsider looking in but hes the same#three dimensional characters#oooh thats that good good#iwtv#interview with the vampire#louis de pointe du lac#lestat de lioncourt#claudia de pointe du lac#claudia de lioncourt#the vampire armand#louis iwtv#lestat iwtv#claudia iwtv#armand iwtv#iwtv s2#amc iwtv s2#iwtv spoiler#iwtv spoilers
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idk if this will mean anything to anybody or will reach the right audience But in the off chance it does-
I used to post art all the time, my username was @reegis and I used to draw a ton of mechanisms fanart??
I was (and still am ngl) having a lot of health issues and logged out because i was overwhelmed and really needed a break that I assumed would only be temporary. its a Very long story but tldr- was logged out, new phone, email accounts didnt transfer over like id thought they would, absolutely no clue what email id used for the blog, tumblr Shockingly not helpful about it.
I only recently started drawing again, and got an overwhelming amount of encouragement from my friends to start posting instead of just keeping to myself.
probably none of that makes sense to anybody!
but if you happen to recognize that username hi! i miss you and im sorry for disappearing
#cant believe i didnt think to do this sooner aau#ik its still basically a call into the void sjdjfjf but maybe if i tag it mechanisms 🤔#or maybe its super past my bedtime lmao#if somehow you Do know my old account ily#not sure theres like. an actual point to this except me missing my old moots and also like#i think itd feel weirdly like betraying my old account if i didnt mention it at some point idk#may it rest in peace ig 😭 tumblr give it back to me#the mechanisms
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mv2 is crazy when you think abt the implications of v1 and mirage basically almost being the same people like yeah idk. like im not saying theyre the same people but do you think that when v2 looks at mirage they catch a glimpse of their previous rival and the thrill of the battle and their eventual defeat and death. do you think that v2’s shoulder socket aches a bit more every time they look into mirage’s lens. do you think that v2 would be imagining v1 in mirage’s place for a split second when theyre in bed and mirage doesnt have her clothes on. guys uh
#mv2#mirage ultrakill#v1 ultrakill#v2 ultrakill#v4v implied#v4v#again im not dumb ik mirage and v1 arent the same#but still. still.#im actually the king of v4m4v#i dont ship v1 and mirage tho#i just dont really see how their personalities would mesh#mv2 works because v2’s personality is basically almost human#(at least thats how it is in dect)#but v1’s a straight up force of nature#thats a hard dynamic to bounce off romantically against someone like mirage lol#im sure someone out there can make it work but im not particularly interested in exploring it#instead i like to think about v1 and mirage’s connection through the lens of v2’s relationship with both#v2 works against v1 because theyre both passionate about fighting the same battle#v2 works well with mirage because she helps bring out their human side#etc#whateverrr#suggestive#for that last comment
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reblog for a bigger sample size of former angry, creative, and/or highly dramatic children
#len asks#strangling tw#choking tw#drowning tw#<- ik followers and moots need those tagged but lmk if there's any more you want me to add#polls#personally i mostly hung my toys up. not in like a morbid way but i thought it was fun to swing them from trees#DEF threw them off structures in a morbid way. and melted their faces off in a morbid way. and gave them swirlies in a morbid way#i usually only did that to free mcdonalds toys and i don't think i ever did any of this to my expensive toys but i did like a bit of#violence here and there. it was an interesting outlet for sure. i basically always did it with a friend as well. bonding <3#OH and we put out sparklers on an action figure once before tying blackcats to him and throwing him off a bridge. fun times!#oh and the freezer. i think that's it tho and i honestly only did most of these things once bc the novelty wore off#gonna periodically rb this for a bigger sample size. i will be HIGHLY disappointed in y'all if 'none' sweeps
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“Advance takes place before both adventure games!!1!!11” my brother in Christ. If this was supposedly set before sa2 then why would Sonic stay Super in space by himself for DAYS & come back w a solemn expression before smiling at the player to congratulate them for beating the game
#like we never talk abt this as a fandom literally why#this is among one of the more unhinged things he’s done#ik it’s probably that deep but to me it absolutely is#I don’t love the advance games gameplay wise just bcs special stages grrrr but#I like their function in the modern canon bcs it feels like a back to the basics for Sonc n gang#like they’ve just be slapped in the middle of two cataclysmic events the past two mainline console titles let’s give them#a little more chill catastrophe if yk what I mean#sonic the hedgehog#sth#miles prower#tails the fox#amy rose#knuckles the echidna#sonic advance#sa2#do I tag him#I will actually#shadow the hedgehog#the correct order in my head is sonic 4 ➡️ sa1 ➡️ shuffle ➡️ sa2 ➡️ advance 1/2 ➡️ heroes ➡️ advance 3
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#Hunter is wearing my fav pjs rn because they give me gender for some reason#like ik they’re super basic but ughhh gender#toh#the owl house#toh season 3#huntlow#platonic huntlow#queerplatonic huntlow#hunter x willow#hunter wittebane#willow park#winter cozies#oodlesofowls#my art
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real quick vox redesign, not rlly a "fix" thing but just for funsies :7
#my art#aesterart#hazbin hotel#hh#vox#redesign#character design#tv head#hazbin hotel critical#< not rlly but tagging this cuz ik some ppl blacklist th tag for redesigns#made this in like 2 hours n prob could whip up a better design w/ more effort if i wanted#but i just wanted 2 get some basic ideas down .........#i like the idea of vox having a tv show host kind of persona! would contrast nicely w/ alastor i think#and also wanted to give him a more boxy body shape#+ the warmer primary colors cuz thats what i associate w/ tv imagery in my head#idk
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something something making an item of betrothal in ur bfs culture
#zukka#zuko x sokka#zukka fanart#atla#atla fanart#I have this idea that Zuko goes to Katara like:#hey I wanna marry ur brother but idk dogsht abt how to make a betrothal necklace help pls#and Sokka goes to Iroh like:#heyyy my good boyfriends uncle#wonderful day we’re having#I wanna propose to ur nephew n ur basically god so can u pls help me make a headpiece#anyways mutual zukka proposals My beloveds#(ik it’s divorced zukka time but aidays is gonna hurt me so I need some fluff before that)
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scrolling thru the CR and dorym tags after yesterdays ep, watching people way smarter than me interpret and discuss stuff >>>>
#cr spoilers#critical role spoilers#dorym#critrole#bells hells#critical role#idk feeling especially warm and fuzzy today man#like ima lurker at heart#its just so comforting seeing other people enjoy a thing#and also enjoying the thing#and screaming at my phone#cause someone has a take on it#and im like#OMG I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT LIKE THAT#and just quietly enjoying#ik this is the most basic fandom emotion ever#but I DONT CARE#they mean so much to me#I love this shit
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Confession #216
#rwby#confessed by anonymous#jaune arc#shipping#Ik theres confessions like this already but I dont remember when this was sent#+ certified hater#+ you see anon there are things called isekai fans roaming among us-#okay in all seriousness#someone said they like them for shits and giggles basically#maybe little ooc doesnt hurt
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too lazy to finish this but take this Brazilian sora except she's from the same city as me, design slightly inspired by this girl that used to take the same bus as me to school back in 2022
#ninjago#ninjago sora#ninjago sora fanart#ninjago dragons rising#ninjago dragons rising fanart#sora worldwide#dragons rising sora#tried to make her like a highschool student#dont know if it worked?#like#yeah our school uniforms are this basic#ik very uncreative#now i wanna do a whole lineup of ninjago characters as brazilians#oh god#sora arin and wyldfyre would so meet at this one “bar” to eat pastel and drink soda#digital art#sketch#i was too lazy to finish this
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↳ cordelia chase + comfy / casual
#cordelia chase#cordy looks#gif#gifs#gifset#my gifs#btvs gifs#btvs#buffy the vampire slayer#ats#angel the series#she’s just so girlfriend yk??#like ik she’s an actress and she still went into hair and makeup and whatever but also you are literally wearing a top. and some jeans.#and yet you are the most gorgeous person I’ve ever seen in my life like??? CHARISMA YOU ARE SO!!!!#also I think my colouring is getting better no?? I literally just use capcut and a basic gif maker so it’s pretty hard lmao#but I think this looks pretty good#oh also inspired by the wonderful @slayerdaily :) obsessed with their buffy outfits sets
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Smiling below their trauma. Epic.
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Ui idea tests, thrown together bc im eepy. Was planning on doing more but I spent all my days energy on the second one oops
#Danny phantom#I need to draw more or I’ll die <- guy who’s meds exhaust them#writing is so hard how do u not make everyone sound like you through a bad filter#Ik that’s unavoidable in some ways (like how art style will always look like u did it+not someone else)#but ugh. I’ll figure it out eventually takes practice+learning+all that#was planning on writing today but then I though ‘huh it might b fun to make some fake ‘’screenshot’’ concepts#also the portal basement has a more complex design but again#eepy#I think the gimmicky MySpace-inspired boxes r fun but idk how well I could keep that theme going w/ some characters#I also never used MySpace so that’s maybe just a kill issue#*skill lol#the command prompt one would basically just be for the portal#I keep saying that this project isn’t feasible buy my hyperfixated ass keeps trying anyways
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