#the musketeers spoilers

[fools-and-perverts2]

i finished the musketeers season 2!!! (spoilers ahead)

oh my god what a finale

these last 3 episodes have been definitely the best from this series as a whole really its been so iconic

rochefort - i knew he was going to go there!!!! i knew it was going to happen and i was right!!! i remember when they come up with the plot about him hiring a prostitute and calling her the queen i was like,,,, ohh this bitch is CREEPY creepy. but yh i know Marc Warren from hustle(which he's great in) so it was strange seeing him in such a different role but he's so good! I'm being genuine when i say i hated rochefort more than i hated agrivaine - and that's saying something

ohhh and milady de winter in her milady de rescue mission she smashed those moffat woman allegations with a hammer (back in season one i thought she would end up just being a sexy assassin ex wife and nothing else but no!!! she's one of my faves now!!!)

poor queen! i felt so bad for her this entire time cos yeah they really did that but i still love her uwu i was kindof shipping her with constance this entire time??? idk what the fandom thinks I've been avoiding for spoiler reasons but yeah i see yuri potentiel there. maybe i just like women

but yeah in conclusion - great actors, great tv, i felt things and people died, very nearly cheered when rochefort croaked it but stopped myself at the last second, it was great. i can't wait for season 3 i love you goodbye

[dragongutsixofficial]

Thoughts on s2 episode 1:

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS

THEY DID IT AGAIN

TWENTY YEARS LATER WASN'T ENOUGH THEY KILLED RICHELIEU OFFSCREEN AGAIN

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY *yelling at the sky*

IT WAS ALREADY HARD TO LOSE MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN THE BOOK OFFSCREEN ONCE

BUT THEY DID IT AGAIN

I KEPT HOPING IT WAS A TRAP BUT NO. D E A D

I actually looked it up and the actor who played him got another opportunity so good for him !! Congrats dude !

BUT STILL I AM HURTING

I'm happy to see Rochefort but I am still destroyed. He will never be Richelieu

Also poor book!Rochefort is getting another villanous adaptation. Sorry my dude no luck

I was incredibly worried that Rochefort would keep his weird haircut throughout the whole season but then he combed his hair so it's all better now. I can accept that

ROCHEFORT BETTER MAKE RICHELIEU PROUD

But he's starting on the wrong foot. At least Richelieu really did it for France =(

Louis is so sad. He's lost his adoptive father and he won't even get a new one =(

Still no lackeys. I'm still sad about that=(

Missed opportunity to bring in Mazarin though.

I

I'm just so sad

This is still great ofc I'll be fine but I have been bamboozled misled betrayed like Miette

I feel like Miette in this Chili's tonight

[cor-lapis]

"so you know how my actions ended up being done by some random guy? weirdly the only effect of me retconning the timeline was that his grandson was never born, and-"

[thorin-is-a-cuddler]

Probably Aramis about Porthos: Sir, that‘s my emotional support pain-in-the-a**

[psychopomparia]

Roses & Musket event day 2 spoilers

AYATO HAS EYE WRINKLES??? I'm living my best life. He is old!! Like older man!!

Also is he insecure about it??? Please, nooo. That's kind of cute.

Anyways, I stay winning as someone who headcanons Ayato as older.

[ofsmokenandgold]

A is for Accident....apparently.

I will have more to say about the Land of Women finale in a bit, but I couldn't resist a post about Aramis, Anibal and Amat and their accidental babies.

(I realize that Anibal's accidental baby was not an accident from Ema's POV, but very much from his).

Credit for the last image to santiago.cabrera.fans Instagram account.

[yuesya]

Not me thinking that Focalors gambit of killing herself + Hydro Archon Throne to save her people would have been a lot less complicated if Shiki had been nearby and amenable to trying it, as I doubt she'd have a good opinion of Celestia (Ei must have told her about why she was pursuing 'Eternity'). Imagine of Shiki was just... capable of killing all the gnosis herself. Wtf from everyone involved who had to live under Celestia's rules.

I recently just finished the Fontaine archon quest the other day. Overall, I thinnk the cutscenes were really cool and there were various aspects that were done well! But I also have Complaints about the story haha. Especially the last segment.

Anyways, to answer this ask!

I think the gnoses are 'killable' for Shiki -in Sumeru Nahida threatens to destroy her gnosis when negotiating with Dottore, so we know that they're not indestructible. However, destroying one would potentially awaken Celestia, which is likely to be Very Problematic from what we know of Teyvat's history so far. Ei would probably warn Shiki/Ayase off from running around and destroying gnoses, so even if she ends up involved in the Fontaine storyline somehow they would probably look towards a different solution.

[endlessskymaster]

Navia official art.

R.I.P Melus and Silver 😢

Also, Navia has new subordinates. The two of them both have blonde hair just like Navia.

[lionheartedgirlanachronism]

Just got back from watching The Three Musketeers: Milady in the theater with @jennyforeigner. We had a lot of things to say about this movie, but one really struck me. (Spoilers for the movie if you want to see it. It was very good!)

There's a very small scene with Milady after D'Artagnan realizes that she's Athos' wife where we see her in her rooms, and she takes off her wig (!!! We did not previously know she was always wearing a wig, even when her hair is black) and is very clearly upset at what's just happened.

This to me is the first genuine unmasking of Milady, the first time we've seen her own emotions and not the emotions of the persona she's playing.

Later, after she's been arrested by Buckingham and is speaking to Constance, we discover that her natural hair is cut short, which struck me as interesting. In the moment, both Jenny and I wondered if the things she was saying to Constance were just another attempt at manipulation. But given that Milady is at her most vulnerable when her real hair is visible, I think we can assume that she is truthful in this interaction with Constance.

In the period in which this film is set, wearing your hair down would typically signify two things: either you're a young girl who is not yet of age, or you're a sex worker. A woman who wears her hair up is a respectable woman. No wig we see Milady wearing is in an updo, but her own hair underneath is pinned up.

Cutting her hair short is practical given the work she does, but I don't think we can assume that she wants it that way. She has been denied the opportunity to show her true self as visibly respectable through this social more as a result of the actions she is forced to take to keep herself alive, which is directly caused by the actions of the men around her: her abusive first husband, Athos, Richelieu.

But underneath the wig, her natural hair is up, and in this way she shows herself as a respectable woman: she knows it, even if no one around her does.

[thefreshprinceofjunes]

also, the plot of cinderella III is that lady tremaine uses the fairy godmothers wand to go back in time and make it so anastasias foot fits the glass slipper

and then she changes the princes memory so that he thinks he danced with anastasia instead of cinderella

plus theres a song in it called ‘at the ball’:

and another one, ‘more than a dream’, which is basically a combo of the necklace theory + riku looking for sora in his dreams after kh3 and using them to find him in MoM:

Cinderella: I...I don't understand. I- I've always dreamed That my life could be Like a fairy-tale A perfect fantasy Every day a new adventure On some undiscovered shore Was it nothing more Than a dream? Then one magic night With a single dance I found more than Just a storybook romance And for once my life was perfect As we glided across the floor And it was so much more So much more than a dream I could say it never happened Just a dream from the start But then I'd live my life With a broken heart Jaq: No no! No cry Gus Gus, Princey knows he danced with Cinderelly. Cinderella: Yes, of course he does! What if I'd just see him again? Jaq: Yeah yeah! See Princey! Cinderella: Yes! Everything will be alright! Jaq: Everything will be alright! Gus: Yeah Yeah! Cinderella: Cause in a Prince's arms I've found a love I can't deny If there's any chance to set things right I've simply got to try So I'll trust my heart What else can I do? I can't live in dreams If my dreams are to come true There's a better life that's waiting Past the mountains I must climb I will take a chance on love To get my once upon a time Oh, I want so much more So much more Than a dream

like?????? LIKE????????????????

[shloodles]

ID: a screenshot of lucien grimaud from the musketeers. he is walking and holding the hand of the young prince, who comes up to about his hip. end ID

don't ever talk to me or my son again

[fools-and-perverts2]

which character from bbc's the musketeers match up to the songs in the fool in her wedding gown

because ive decided it's my blog and i'll flop if i want to ALSO bear in mind i haven't watched season 3 yet i may make an updated version when i have)

Icarus - Milady de Winter SEASON TWO (she ran away, you could say she save athos flew too close to the sun, "who have you become in the wake of all that's happened here" just speaks to me as something athos would say to her)

Steady Steady - Anne (it's about an unhappy marriage, what else can i say, she and Louis both "lost [their] head, [their] sense of direction" also i love her and this is my fave song)

Easier - Margaruite (she wanted to be with Aramis but knows it can't work, "if i were someone else/would this be easier?")

Shallow River - Aramis ("i know that the promise you wear/well it ain't for me" is about Anne, he wants to be with her but knows it can't happen in real life, also "waste it all for the title/waste it all for the crown" is directed at Louis also this one's my other favourite)

Strangler Fig - Rochefort, from Anne's perspective (she realised she couldn't trust him and that even after all she's done for him he had ulterior motives, "you built your kingdom around me/now I'm trapped inside your walls/and all i want is to be free" is almost literal in this sense)

The Glacier House - Athos SEASON TWO (he refuses to admit any feelings for milady, "closed the gate on love forever" you could say, i chose this as opposed to how to rest because it portrays a -not wanting love- rather than -denying love- you know?)

Tongues & Teeth - Milady de Winter SEASON ONE (she's closed off to feelings and normal relationships and she knows that, "i will poison all your happy thoughts" she thinks she could never be properly loved but she will manipulate people into thinking they love her i.e d'artagnan also the way the glacier house smoothly transitions into this one shows how milady and athos are linked together)

Back To The Ground - Porthos/his father (porthos realised his father was lying to him and using him, "just remember to/give me back to the ground" he returns to the musketeers after his father turned him against them, also i love this song and i love porthos so)

Show Your Fangs - Constance (she's a woman wishing she could take back agency and speak out when she sees fit, after years of being subdued buy her husband she finally stands up for herself against him, "i am a lioness/fierce as i walk through the night")

Once & For All - Captain Treville (he feels guilty about not telling porthos about his father but justified it in his head, when porthos was arguing with him he knew he was being manipulated "im putting my foot down/weak knees and all")

Canary In A Coal Mine - Louis (despite everything he did love Anne, whatever kind of love that may be but he can sense she loves someone else, he's worried about his future being married to her and that she might forget him, "but i still hold it hope that maybe someday/I'll be worth more than the silence left in my way" speaks to his insecurities)

How To Rest - Constance (ik she totally speedran that arc but I'm talking the episode after her husband died and she had a brief mourning, that ep kept making new think of "the heart is just a muscle/with a rhythm of it's own")

[ninadove]

YO THE FUCK IS HAPPENING -

THOUGHTS ON EPISODES 7 AND 8:

Episode 7:

RICHELIEU MY POOR LITTLE MEOW MEOW

A Richelieu-centric episode ??? Sign me THE FUCK IN (seriously though he may be my favorite character in the book i'll take any crumbs I can)

Also loved to see him and Milady interacting more !!! Super nice 🖤⚜️

GO APESHIT RICHELIEU

FUCK THE POPE RICHELIEU

In the book (SPOILER ALERT) Milady tells a story very similar to the false testimony she gives in court in order to make Buckingham's right-hand man believe he abducted and raped her and turn him against him- it's really nice to see that referenced in the show

Like to see Louis actually having a personnality

Liked Ninon ! But why would you fall for Athos when ARAMIS IS RIGHT HERE

Also I do think they didn't need her to romance anyone to make her interesting in that episode ? I understand it's the usual plot device but ah well

Love how the last shot of the episode is Constance pining d'Artagnan against a shelf. We all know who's the top in the relationship

To conclude: great episode, did I mention i loved to see more of Richelieu ?

RICHELIEU MY POOR LITTLE MEOW MEOW

Episode 8:

MILADY MY POOR LITTLE MEOW MEOW

Love how the skirt-chasing for money is exactly how it works in the book

Alice (Porthos' love interest) is a pretty good reference to his mistress in the book and a very nice lady but I think the hilarity of Porthos having to deal with her original version would've been amazing (an older woman married to a cupid man who won't spend a dime while they're both just desperately waiting for him to pass to inherit his fortune)

Love how (in the French version at least) d'Artagnan is barely portrayed as actually caring for his farmers' lives, only his cash xD

De Tréville is a good dad

Love d'Artagnan just walking into Richelieu's office like he owns the place

Richelieu is having a mental breakdown

GOOD FOR HIM MY POOR LITTLE MEOW MEOW

But don't be mean to Milady >=(

Milady and Porthos being like: love in the air ? Wrong ! Gas leak =D

Mr. Bonacieux is very nice with Constance though. Like I would not have reacted that well

Also nice to see him working for Richelieu. The people who made this show clearly dearly care for the book

d'Artagnan getting promoted !!! Yeah =D now he's got the cool shoulder pad

d'Artagnan in the book 5000000000% wants Milady and does still a dude's identity for the second time in order to essentially rape her though so it's nice to see d'artagnan having a moral backbone more solid than that of a chocolate éclair

So uh. I do think Aramis took his own sword back from his ex's grave

Btw in French at least right before they start the duel d'artagnan says something like "speaking from personal experience, never trust in love" and Athos gives him a dramatic side eye. This can be explained in two ways: 1- he relates 2- d'artagnan YOU'RE SAYING THAT IN FRONT OF YOUR POLYCULE

Also once Alice dumps Porthos in the French version him and Aramis have an exchange that's like "So you're not gonna marry her" "Who would take care of you if I did" and I love them

Before he gets dumped, Porthos also says something to the effect of "there's a life after being a musketeer" to shut Aramis' criticism down. Boy don't give him ideas. If this was book! Aramis he'd take it to heart have an existential crisis lock himself in a room for weeks and whip himself crying about how he's gonna become a cleric

[glitter50000]

What if you were a Queen😳 …and I was a musketeer😳…and we had matching crucifixes🫣 👉👈

[thorin-is-a-cuddler]

Perfect moment from the new Musketeers movie 🫶🏻

[thestarryskiesofpalaven]

i love genshin characters. i love their character flaws even more!

nosy as hell to the point of getting herself in danger? respect, charlotte

hubris, however noble the goal? damn, baizhu, hope you get somewhere w that immortality schtick dude. let hu tao give changsheng and u a good ceremony if u don't tho.

being a so-called ''''good cop''''? actually... wait, no i don't respect that chevreuse how did you have the gall to give that speech to veronique in the finale of the murder mystery.

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i jest, i jest (mostly), bc that might have been an ehhhh deeeecent speech re: taking justice into ur own hands (and her dialogue at the end is pretty good too) if it wasn't a widely-established fact that fontaine's justice system and state of the law in the country is an utter wreck. like. just the RECENT things we know about (not counting the full past 500 years of lore that we have no idea about) are:

vacher had his sinthe drug empire going for 20+ years nearly uncontested apart from the spina 'tooootally not a mafia family we're really not trust us but we sure do hit a lot of mafia family notes huh' di rosula.

we're explicitly told that loopholes in law are routinely exploited by those who wish to do so, and tend to get away with it due to influence and power.

human trafficking is such a rampant thing that we have not one, not two, not three, but FOUR playable characters (lyney, lynette, freminet, wriothesley. and that's not counting the multitudes the story doesn't specifically focus on, like wriothesley's siblings) who are victims of well-established slaver networks among the wealthy and privileged.

the fleuve cendre. need i say anything more.

veronique and baptiste's father got away with murdering their mother for over two decades, presumably bc, again, wealth and privilege of his big important family. veronique was weeeeeell within her rights to fear that he would use it again to live a cushy life in prison and treat it like a vacation.

the fortress of meropide prison might as well be an underwater independent country in practice the way things work atm

if you listen to sir arthur at the steambird you get lots of little references but especially one to the borgias. paraphrasing: 'no such thing as the mafia in fontaine' says borja family head. yeah right

i know we joke about the many frivolous laws like 'eating a cake meant for the archon', 'releasing a flying object on the first 3 days of the month', 'no eating ketchup by itself' etc. they're so fucking funny but my god.

etc. etc. tldr fontaine's established criminal underworld and justice system are worse than the previous 4 countries combined and preaching faith in that system is out of touch at best. i just wish we had a bit more dialogue if we picked either option to further character exploration (telling chevreuse she did the right thing vs telling her we'd have helped baptiste and veronique) aside from one line each, bc come on i wanna talk to the characters more and have actual discussions w them!!!

and like lbr chevreuse was soooo close to doing it, she even says it herself, but as is often the case it comes down to the 'lawful' character not being personally affected and therefore choosing to factor only their own morality into the decision' like. u bet ur ass she would've shot morris without hesitation if it was one of her family or friends and their murderer got away with it for years (apart from her dad holy shiiiit that guy can burn)