#then the rest of season 2

[crimsonblackrose]

Me at Peacock's customer service: Hey why are the first two seasons of this show no longer on your service? Will it come back? Peacock: We regularly change our content, check our socials to see what's available on our platforms. Me: But you own this show. It's literally yours, why would you take down your own content and only leave up the last season?

[astral-herald]

jayce enduring a symbolic rendition of viktor's trauma is so painful and so, so clever.

being stricken down and immobilized through sheer accident or, in viktor's case, a cruelly random quirk that caused his disability.

then physically dragging himself from the lowest level of zaun to piltover, much like how viktor spent his youth reaching toward the promise piltover offered, but only if he could "pull himself up by the boot straps" and get there on his own. socioeconomic forces working against him be damned.

i appreciate arcane reminding us of viktor's origins - the reason he is so called to help people and, eventually, save himself - and putting jayce through the ringer - the contrast between he and viktor's lived experiences is front and center throughout season 1. the writers send jayce, and the audience, on a grueling journey to contemplate those experiences and how they've manifested in these intertwined characters.

[snailification]

[arcanegifs]

ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS S1EP1 ↔ S2EP9 (2021-2024) ↳ "I think the cycle only ends when you find the will to walk away."

[ophelieverse]

“Visenya why aren’t we burning the dornishmen?”

[nicolegmattos]

Michael “acting choices” Sheen serving as always lol

[senblvd]

"Wait, Vhagar. Not yet."

"Hmpf 🥺"

[theghostwife]

That last look Meleys gave to Rhaenys...I just felt like it was an apology and a goodbye wrapped up in one.

"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I'm sorry I failed. Goodbye."

The worst part of it though is that Meleys dies before Rhaenys so Rhaenys not only has to fall to her death, she has to deal with that broken bond as well. Kinda wanna throw up now :)))

[appleleef]

begin again

[hoosbandewan]

EWAN MITCHELL as AEMOND TARGARYEN House of the Dragon S2E4 - "The Red Dragon and the Gold"

[paper-lilypie]

ok but that kid Mobius couldn’t prune was Loki right. like, that was Loki right. The brothers at the dock. That was Loki and Thor right. It was Loki

Mobius couldn’t kill Loki, chose his burden, and dedicated his life to him instead.

Mobius’s story started and ended with Loki. It had to be Loki.

[leahaart]

Eeepy boys

[berryfandoms]

Helaena confronting Aemond was my absolute favorite moment this episode.

She always seems to be in her own head, unaware and maybe even disinterested of what's going on around her. No one would've expected her to notice.

And now it's her who first brings up what no one dares to say. She goes and straight up asks Aemond if finally getting his throne was worth nearly killing their brother - who is also her husband - leaving him to suffer in one of the most terrible ways, scarred and in pain forever.

I honestly love that it's Helaena because it proofs that just because someone isn't saying anything does not mean they aren't listing. She listens, she notices, she knows. And she is brave enough to straight up ask Aemond about it.

I honestly love her.

[soliloqueeer]

When I first watched this episode, I was very confused about Lestat's motivations for being at the trial. During Claudia's execution, I kept thinking, why isn't he moving? Just do something. Help her.

I understand now that Lestat, at this point, is much weaker than usual for reasons that haven't yet been fully explored. From interviews with Sam Reid, I also learned that there was no way Lestat would miss this trial. However, Lestat isn't a planner—he arrived, memorized his lines, yet was utterly unprepared for what was about to unfold. The only thing he knew for sure was that he was going to save Louis. That was his sole plan.

When Claudia says, "It's never been about me," you can see the guilt and shame in Lestat's eyes. Yet, when she announces her plan to kill everyone in the crowd after her death, he's staring at her with pride.

I believe Lestat did a lot of reflecting while in his coffin, pondering how he ended up in this situation and what led his fledglings to turn against him. I think he was actually proud of Claudia for successfully orchestrating his murder. She outsmarted him, and he had entirely underestimated her. This final act of violence made them equals in his eyes.

However, I don't think Lestat ever truly saw himself as a 'father.' He had no example of good parenting in his human life and this had no idea how to treat a child. From the beginning, he was referred to as Uncle Les while Louis took on the paternal role. Then, when Claudia became an adult, Lestat was forced to regard her as a sister.

The idea that someone could look to him as a father wasn't even conceivable to Lestat. In Claudia's final moments, when she looks to him like a child looks to a parent for help, it is horrifying on so many levels. It shocks him to his core when he realizes that he is her father and that he's letting her die right before his eyes. And even worse, Claudia was right—it was never about her.

[arcanegifs]

ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS (2021 - 2024): Caitlyn "Rizzlord" Kiramman

[unknown-cold]

This was the last time she saw of her mother.

This part when the casket was closing Caitlyn was not only on the verge of breaking into tears but she was also inching her head to see her mother's face a little more before she couldn't see her again 💔

These two clashed in just about every scene they shared, never able to see eye-to-eye. And now with Cassandra dead, Caitlyn will never have another chance to bridge the gap with her mother. So many things left unsaid. And This is so sad Imagine losing a parent who wasn't easy on you and yet she loves you so much

(she’s broken manipulated and vengeful)