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[jtownraindancer]

@themirage-prismatic knows me well :3

[jonedgaractor]

Last Looks. . #mirage #themirage #vegas @themiragelv :) Check out my cousin's awesome Etsy gift shop at TheWholeNother.com

[jtownraindancer]

called burn gorman "asorbable" instead of "adorable" in chat with @themirage-prismatic so pretty sure it's time for bed now🙃

[jtownraindancer]

@themirage-prismatic this seems up your alley

would love your opinion of the newest episode of DW, if you get the chance.

HAHAHAHA YES I HAVE MANY THOUGHTS

Alright okay so

I only have one complaint, which is that that wasn't a faerie ring. You could still have the shamble, no problem, but it should have been over the top of an actual faerie ring, which should be a mushroom (or, at a push, stone) circle. Not some cotton that would blow clean off the cliff edge in three minutes.

HOWEVER

This is the first time I've seen Doctor Who do a time travel story using, not Doctor Who time travel lore and rules, but Welsh faerie rules. (First time I've seen anything do it, in fact.) In Welsh myth, people who enter faerie rings or get entranced by the music become suspended in time, out of sync with the real world. They think they danced for a night, but when they return it's been 100 years, and they crumble to dust as soon as they eat/drink/step on land/etc.

In this case, this is what I think happened to Ruby. She spent that time in Annwfn, seeing what would happen if the binding on the ring was broken. When she 'dies', she returns to the spot and lasts long enough to give her younger self the warning, then crumbles to dust.

But, a time travelling Ruby is not the woman who follows her throughout the episode. That, in fact, is a gwyll.

The gwyllion were hag faeries, usually of mountain tops (though Pembrokeshire's liminal cliffs are 100% from Welsh mythology - it was said that if you found a faerie ring on one but only put one foot in, you could see the faerie islands in the sea. And that faeries used to visit the human markets in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion. So while gwyllion are unusual there, it's not an impossible relocation.) They were malicious and sometimes vicious faeries who delighted in making people lose their way, could strike an uncontrollable and ungodly terror into travellers, and who feature in more that one myth as an old woman that someone tried to approach, but they always appeared at the same distance away, impossible to catch up.

CAN YOU SEE THE PARALLELS

And the best part!! Is that this is why she defeats UNIT!!!

Kate tells Ruby that her agents have necklaces of silver and salt to keep out the supernatural, but that's just generic fairytale shit. That doesn't work on gwyllion. Salt drawn in a line would provide a barrier, but the UNIT soldiers aren't trying to trap or block the gwyll; they're trying to capture her. What works, very specifically, is a knife. Iron or steel for preference of course, but it needs to be a knife.

But UNIT has no Welsh employees and the soldiers have guns, not knives. And so they all become entranced.

(This is also what I think the gwyll 'says' to everyone to turn them against Ruby. She doesn't say anything - she sings.)

This is also the first time I've ever encountered any mainstream media doing Welsh faeries and understanding the tone to strike, which is 'unknowable, unstoppable and fucking terrifying'. I think I've only ever read it in Catharine Fisher books, and she's a Welsh author so... yeah, obviously. But I basically vibrated with delight and excitement for the entire episode.

Oh my god, hang on, Roger ap Gwilliam! Okay, I have two theories about him.

My weaker theory and the one I don't like is the kind of boring and obvious one, which is that he is himself not human. A lot of Welsh folklore features the devil, and I get that vibe from his role in the story. But, I'm not keen, because I can't see the link to the gwyll.

But my strongest theory, and the one I have chosen to believe, is that he's a human who made a deal with the Fae for power, and then reneged. There's a Metric Fuckton of stories about humans fucking up Fae gifts in some way, and the punishment is usually something ironic but always results in the loss of the gift. It could be a faerie harp that makes everyone dance, and the Fae tell the giftee not to abuse it, but they cruelly force everyone to dance so long and so hard that the faerie returns, takes back the harp, and then takes the human's ability to ever make music again, so example (by taking fingers or eyes or tongues as well, often.)

So I think Mad Jack strikes a bargain for power - but, then tries to abuse that power (nuclear war). But part of the bargain is that the Fae cannot approach him directly ever again. In the real world, they therefore tempt him into the faerie ring and bind his soul there, problem solved - until the Doctor accidentally lets him out, and gets his own soul stuck. Ruby, therefore, becomes the instrument through which they manage to take that power away once again - and then, her final Fae gift for her service is that they use the temporal anomaly of the faerie ring to send her back, at the end of her life, and give her a second chance. This time, with Mad Jack's soul left bound in Annwfn.

The fun part is, RTD is a writer who understands the power of not explaining everything and leaving some things up to the viewer's imagination, so none of this is ever going to be explained lol. But yeah, that is a gwyll. The moment she appeared, I said out loud "Oh holy fuck, gwyllion." That was a gwyll.

As a final observation, I loved seeing Siân Phillips, and I choose to believe they filmed those scenes in a pub because they could only get Siân if they agreed to just come to her local. The woman is a queen.

[the-mirage-forest]

Sihiri time! This is the Mirage’s wielder of magic, due to a...quite destructive incident that occured when they became a wielder. Sihiri is 7 souls inhabiting one body, if I say they/them. Then I’m referring to Sihiri as a whole, if I say she/her, then I’m referring to the original soul.

More coming soon! When I stop neglecting to post things here...

[poolcleaner]

The L-shaped Pool: This shape is referred to as the lazy L-pool, due to the feelings attached to it. It is believed that when you get into it for swimming, you will not want to come out for hours. It provides free space for all family members. . . . . . . #the #pool #photooftheday #bestoftheday #clothes #poolparty #liverpool #deadpool #poolday #postoftheday #pools #theory #theshowmustbepaused #thebestpol #theglowup #themonkees #thermage #thelastofusellie #thebestof #themirage #the100season6 #thegoodtype #themotherhoodcorner #thepalepaper #thebrothers #theotherartfair #thefrenchiedaily #themagicians #themacallan #thesquare https://www.instagram.com/p/CQindlqHkhz/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fuckenview]

Beautiful spot in Las Vegas 09/21/19 #lasvegas #dragon #art #nature #waterfall #tree #plants #water #themirage #vegas #trip #vacation (at The Mirage Hotel and Casino) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4hI0sqnDkf/?igshid=1y1qsi67k6z6u

[jtownraindancer]

Reblogging yet again in honour of my recent dialogue with @themirage-prismatic regarding not only the threads connecting the humane love of wisdom, nature, the arts, and all things, but how even as we quantify and calculate and comprehend concepts beyond all prior understanding, we will always look on in awe and reverence.

How could we keep staring at the same stars as our ancestors and not feel that same breathless wonder?

reading a textbook for class and i’m going insane. why is this just poetry. what. this is a STEM class what’s going on.

[wildwoodsam280]

#themirage #californiapizzakitchen #cpk #lasvegasstrip #vivalasvegas (at The Mirage Hotel and Casino) https://www.instagram.com/p/B72wnZagT0C/?igshid=crh19h8tdi5e

[jerrivlogs]

The iconic Mirage volcano on the Las Vegas strip, renown for providing a popular nightly show for locals and tourists alike. A definite must see if you're visiting Las Vegas @themiragelv 🌋 • The popular attraction is soon to be completely demolished and the hotel rebranded and replaced by the Hard Rock. Link in bio for more 👆🏽 📸 • #mirage #themirage #miragelasvegas #mgm #lasvegasstrip #lasvegasblvd #vegas #vegasstrip #vegaslife #volcano #miragevolcano #miragevolcanoshow #hardrock #hardrockhotel #hardrockcafe (at The Mirage, Las Vegas) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClHTOhrPT92/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jtownraindancer]

@themirage-prismatic Babe, I'm thinking about our Skeleton Closet and Sun & Brass universes again.

"Self insert characters are cringe"

Bro I'm trying to survive capitalism with maladaptive daydreaming. Leave me alone.

[rhoyalte]

I can buy designer but that @fashionnova fit. . Photo Cred @mellow_k9 . #HappyNewYear #2019 #fashionnova #LasVegas #TheMirage #draislv #KevinHart #Future #ItscoldAF (at The Mirage Hotel and Casino) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsFghgbFdX1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dmp9sn81ddoe

[verusanimus]

Mirage Volcano • 📍 Place: The Mirage 🗺 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada 🎞 Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Max 👁‍🗨 Valid Tag: #TheMirage • ▪️ • 🔳 • ▫️ • ================================= #wanderlust #thestrip #adventure #casiiiano #explorer #mirage #wanderfolk #jocael #welltraveled #Elsian #vegas #wecantify #roamnation #lasvegasnevada #lasvegas #nevada #ilovelasvegas #lasvegasblvd #vegaslife #fabulouslasvegas #verusanimushighlights #verusanimusapocalypse #FueledByWanderlust #GravityHurts #NoTime2Sleep #themiragelasvegas #miragevolcano #elicajune #mgm ================================= (at The Mirage Fountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeronlmPOKs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[writingsandfandoms]

Vegas bucket list. Flew for the first time in 25 years today. I DID IT!!! I have a fear of heights so this was kinda of a big deal. • • #vegas #bucketlist #minivacation #summertime #familytime #themirage #youonlyliveonce #travelphotography #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram (at The Mirage Hotel and Casino) https://www.instagram.com/p/CePiPtlJh34/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jtownraindancer]

@themirage-prismatic Relevant indeed!

babe wake up new dr who theme tune just dropped. and it fucking slaps

[spiceandnothingnice]