#the subversion of typical narrative expectations in tsk

[mamsellechosette24601]

the way how we’re led to believe that will’s journey’ll be all about him finding his dad, taking over his mantle, accepting his warrior-like nature, fighting next to lord asriel, and we don’t even see him reacting to Lyra that much, bc all the time he’s thinking about his mom and how much of a protector he needs to be, and Lyra mostly just gets in the way, but then there’s this subconscious movement going on throughout tsk where he’s actually letting his barriers down, finding out what it is to have a friend, somebody he can absolutely trust, and we get a glimpse of that when he talks to pan (I think Lyra’s braver than me! What an insight! Nothing close to this had been formulated before, but shows how much close attention he’d been paying to her, even if he himself was unaware!), and finally when he doesn’t hear a word of what the angels are saying bc it’s obvious that Lyra’s the most important thing for him! Even more than the promise he just made to his dying father, whose following of the footsteps had defined his entire life! And all our expectations are subverted but just as for will it was suddenly obvious that it was Lyra who mattered most, it also becomes at once clear for us what will’s true journey had been all along, and nothing else would’ve fit…. drives me absolutely insane. Subconscious, unwritten character development my beloved. And then ofc Lyra’s aware of what was actually happening too, and in her sleep, knows he’s the one she can absolutely trust….. gotta stop rambling before the tears come

[filmmakerdreamst]

#i love the softness of will in the tv show#but his outward rudeness vs what’s actually happening in his mind#the clarity he and Lyra have about each other#the subversion of typical narrative expectations in tsk#is just chef’s kiss#the rudeness shows how great his barriers were#which makes their falling off even more rewarding via @mamsellechosette24601

the way how we’re led to believe that will’s journey’ll be all about him finding his dad, taking over his mantle, accepting his warrior-like nature, fighting next to lord asriel, and we don’t even see him reacting to Lyra that much, bc all the time he’s thinking about his mom and how much of a protector he needs to be, and Lyra mostly just gets in the way, but then there’s this subconscious movement going on throughout tsk where he’s actually letting his barriers down, finding out what it is to have a friend, somebody he can absolutely trust, and we get a glimpse of that when he talks to pan (I think Lyra’s braver than me! What an insight! Nothing close to this had been formulated before, but shows how much close attention he’d been paying to her, even if he himself was unaware!), and finally when he doesn’t hear a word of what the angels are saying bc it’s obvious that Lyra’s the most important thing for him! Even more than the promise he just made to his dying father, whose following of the footsteps had defined his entire life! And all our expectations are subverted but just as for will it was suddenly obvious that it was Lyra who mattered most, it also becomes at once clear for us what will’s true journey had been all along, and nothing else would’ve fit…. drives me absolutely insane. Subconscious, unwritten character development my beloved. And then ofc Lyra’s aware of what was actually happening too, and in her sleep, knows he’s the one she can absolutely trust….. gotta stop rambling before the tears come