#sometimes I just think about Maisie and Charles' amazing scenes in got

[emilykaldwen]

Please dear God let Vizzy T have visions that would be so fucking funny

But also. How badly is Harrenhal going to fuck with Aegon? Or is it going to do that indirectly via Abby? Because like, obviously Aegon doesn't have the connection Abby does, but I feel like Aegon might try to foster something for Abby. I mean, he's kinda doing that already imho but I assume he's going to be even more intentional

Vizzy's in the tower that Lyonel and Harwin died in. That man is having nightmares I promise you cause fuck him. All my friends hate Vizzy T.

Picture of me trying to figure out how to answer this.

So Harrenhal is going to affect both Aegon and Abby in different ways. I think for me, a really big thing, is how much of the curse is truly a supernatural/magical effect, and how much of it is in our own heads. We see this briefly talked about by Baelish in the main series, as well as the Youtube Video narrated by Catelyn Stark herself.

I will, of course, say that there is absolutely something otherworldly going on. Westeros is magic, and there are more dragons alive right now than there have been since the doom. This story is about generational trauma, and cycles, and Harrenhal and the dragons are part of it. But also it manifests itself into different ways that aren't supernatural. I hope that makes sense (and all shall eventually be revealed)

Aegons are tied to the Riverlands. Aegons are tied to Harrenhal specifically. Aegon the Conqueror and Harren the Black. Aegon the Uncrowned dying at the God's Eye.

And now another Aegon is here and what could that mean?

[aeruthien]

The shock of finishing the Originals after bingewatching five seasons has finally worn off somewhat so I want to do a series of aspects which I think are the reason why this show is one of the best supernatural/fantasy show of the last decade.

So first up is the cast. I remember an interview with Julie Plec in which she jokingly said that the Original family was created because they wanted to surround Daniel Gillies with actors who are as good as him. And if that is the case, its one of the best decisions Plec has ever made.

(Im sorry in advance, this is just me gushing about how awesome these people are. It is sometimes hard to articulate exactly why I think they are so good. During writing this I realised that one of my criteria is that if the actor/actress can be in a scene with Joseph Morgan and not have him steal the show, then they are good.)

The actors in the Originals are just on another level. This is not to talk down on the actors in the Vampire Diaries, but I do feel that the actors in TO are overall stronger, partly also because they are all older and have more experience, but also because there is this synergy between the actors, the writing and the tone of TO which lifts the whole show that much higher. There is always a second layer to every scene between the characters, and the actors convey that brilliantly.

So J Morgan, D Gillies, P Tonkin, C Holt are great, but they also appeared on TVD, so Im not going to gush too much about them now, because there are so many others who are also so good.  

Charles Michael Davies is brilliant as Marcel. In the very first episode he charmed the hell out of everyone, but also showed Marcel's more ruthless side. The scene in which he goes IM THE KING is still one of the best scenes in my opinion. His intonation and body posture and the way that he plays the room... in that scene but later on in the series as well.  

Leah Pipes. I love Leah Pipes. She showed Cami's inner turmoil so well in those first few eps when Klaus keeps compelling her to forget. The desperation and fear that she is going crazy. And she keeps this up throughout the series, giving Cami grace and strength. She sometimes seemed stronger than the other characters even though she was the 'token human' just because of her on screen presence.

Danielle Campbell. She is amazing. She was eighteen in the first season. Eighteen! How? Sometimes I didn't like Davina, but this actress is powerful.

The awesomeness isn't limited to the core actors/actresses either, and that is I think the main strength of this show. The actor who plays Josh is wonderful, and brings in a genuine and immediately likeable performance. The actress who plays Sabine/Celeste and the one who plays Aya in S3 also stand out.

And then there are the actors/actresses who were brought in to play the already established characters of Esther, Kol, Finn and Rebekah. That is no easy task, but in the cases of the first three, I actually prefer the second actor/actress to the original one. The actress who plays Esther in s2 is phenomenal. Her voice is so gentle yet so sinister. Whispering gently in your ear why her torture is for your best interest. Chills. I already said that I prefer Daniel Sharman over Nathaniel Buzolic, but this has more to do with preferring witch!Kol over vampire!Kol. I would have loved to see Buzolic do witch!Kol, but sadly we never got that. Yusuf Gatewood actually made me fear Finn. And then he turned into Vincent, who had a completely different energy about him.  

But let's not forget the actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers who had to fill in the impossibly large shoes of Claire Holt and play Rebekah. And she more than lived up to it. I almost immediately forgot that it was another actress. She was just Rebekah to me, down to the small mannerisms and the way she carried herself.

And last but not least, Riley Voelkel. Who had the task to be the oldest Mikaelson in an already established family, and come in and take charge and take no shit. Like I said, one of the criteria is being able to steal a scene from Joseph Morgan, and when she walked in, planted herself between him and Daniel Gillies and snarled into his face, I was sold.

So all my love to this brilliant cast.