#when lightning strikes

[cloverofhope]

Okay the 'When lightning strikes' episode is fun and all, but it would've probably been a lot easier to make the perches out of wood and there would be no problems

[noctusfury]

Riders of Berk, Episode 13 "When Lightning Strikes"

I really like the fact that the Gang helped out to build the statue of Thor in this episode. I could totally see them being a group of blacksmiths smithing stuff. Love how it shows their teamwork.

I honestly wish there were more moments with them making something together. I think it's pretty cool.

Maybe I should do a fanfic one of these days of them just smithing away at something.

Also, I think Snotlout found his true calling. lol 😎

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury

[ashleybenlove]

Maybe Snotlout's whole standing outside with just a sponge and a bar of soap during rains is why he keeps getting struck by lightning.

[when-lightning-strikes1]

Hello! Just some stuff about me:

Name: Starr

Pronouns: They/Them

Sexuality: Aromantic, Asexual/Aroace

I like Cult of the Lamb (Current hyperfixation), most fantasy books, history, surgery/anything medical, The Owl House, DnD, and horror games (Phasmophobia, Lethal Company, etc), writing, and more.

I’m a writer/editor (more on that in the pinned commissions post!)

I am working on an original story, and will probably post small spoilers/updates/extra stuff on here as I work on it, and after I start releasing it.

I do have adhd and atusim (diagnosed and taking medicene for it), so it will take some time for me to respond to messages and asks.

(Will update these when I start posting for them)

When Lightning Strikes Masterpost

Cotl Masterpost

Commission Masterpost (I'm working on setting up the finishing touches for this, but I will update this once I have.)

Borders by: @steddiecameraroll-graphics

[000marie198]

I love when a character's protective instincts kick in to the point they can do things they normally couldn't do.

Toothless couldn't leave the cove no matter how hard he tried until he sensed his friend was in danger (it took barely a minute for him to get from the cove far away from the village to the arena and he was running, not even flying). He couldn't leave it again in episode 4 of RoB no matter how hard he tried to.

And in the movie, he couldn't free himself from that contraption for hours, not even when he saw the Red Death. But he just broke it apart to save Hiccup in When Lightning Strikes.

[reviewinghiccup]

RIDERS OF BERK | HTTYD SERIES | A CLOSING

Hey guys! Sorry for the week long hiatus, I had so many unexpected events to deal w that no time could be had for updating this blog.

^ me the whole week tbh ANYWAYS! I do think that we can announce the winners of Part I and Part II of the Polls! [Unless something changes in 4 hours and a day! HAHA! Which, might be safe to say it wont.]

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

RIDERS OF BERK POLL (1) - Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man

RIDERS OF BERK POLL (2) - When Lightning Strikes

Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man was a landslide win. I mean, I get why. It showcased that tender relationship between Stoick and Hiccup, it played w Hiccup's confidence and identity and realising the gifts that make him different is what makes him great. And Stoick also learning to put aside his traditional prejudices to appreciate Hiccup's uniqueness.

When Lightning Strikes was another strong win. It dealt w the village's strong impudent views, Hiccup's resolve to save Toothless, Stoick finally standing up for Toothless and Hiccup. Though, Thawfest and Breakneck Bog tally slightly behind with an almost equal number of votes.

The thing these 4 episodes have in common is that it deals w intricacies of family ties and relationships. Hiccup and Stoick, Hiccup and his mother, Hiccup and Toothless, Spitelout and Snotlout. They play around w the theme of togetherness and acceptance. To live and let live. And I get why that hits.

Admittedly, I thought that Animal House and How to Pick Your Dragon would garner more votes for the 1st round of Polls. Those were my honourable mentions for 1st round but I get why Heather Report came in second. It was the fire test of Hiccup and Astrid's relationship and much more.

And for the 2nd round of Polls I was banking on Thawfest to win. Haha! Regardless, I am just so glad that many of you took part in these polls and have continued reading and sharing my work.

If you guys are new to the blog and want to read up on all my reviews, you can find them all here:

Episode 1: How to Start a Dragon Academy

Episode 2: Viking for Hire

Episode 3: Animal House Episode 4: Terrible Twos Episodes 5 & 6 : In Dragons we Trusts | Alvin and the Outcasts Episode 7: How to Pick Your Dragon

Episode 8: Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man

Episode 9: Dragon Flower

Episodes 10 & 11: Heather Report

Episode 12: Thawfest

Episode 13: When Lightning Strikes

Episode 14: What Flies Beneath

Episodes 15 & 16: Twinsanity & Defiant One

Episode 17: Breakneck Bog

Episode 18: Gem of a Different Colour

Episodes 19 & 20: We are Family

HAPPY READING!

[rolandrockover]

Walking Lightly

It's been a while since I happily finished my little comparison of Rock Bottom (1975) and When Lightning Strikes (2009) only to somehow stumble today, more baffled than happy, over Ace's Trouble Walkin' (1989).

But that can't really be said to be a coincidence, because once again that little voice inside me was whispering Ace's 1989 solo album into my ear. "Listen to it, Roland, you haven't heard it for a long time. Just listen to it, it will be fun." And how long, dear people, do you think my face got when I turned on the title track?

Let's take both main riffs, which are not necessarily similar or trying to rip each other off, but somehow they work in an almost identical way. And I think you can say the same thing about some of the vocal parts without worrying about saying anything wrong, because they even share a melody or two. And I have to come to terms with that first, in view of my previous words about Rock Bottom.

It's almost as if When Lightning Strikes was an uncanny doppelganger of Trouble Walkin' from a parallel universe that has actually managed to penetrate our dimension of perception, where somehow everything seems to be the same and yet a little bit different. A bit like a sequel to a successful comedy like Home Alone (1990), in which the plot of the sequel resembles the original like a hair to another, and only the location and a few supporting characters have changed. You know what I mean?

Well, what can I say, I didn't expect that. But whether that's coincidence or pure calculation or whatever, there you at least have it, the classic Ace vibe in a Tommy song (1).

Side Note:

(1) But now I have to listen to Trouble Walkin' and Rock Bottom side by side as soon as possible. I'm slowly getting excited to see what might come out of it.

Trouble Walkin' (1989)

When Lightning Strikes (2009)

[ghost-town-story]

Alright, since y’all like pressing buttons and I like outsourcing my decisions, let’s have another poll lol

[catmask]

my mom loves to lie and like she always swears she was NEVER homophobic or anything to me as a child “i even have a gay work friend” but a really funny memory resurfaced recently where i asked if i could use birthday money i had to buy a rainbow flag when i was like ??? 7?? because i LOVED rainbows. and she said no that means something Evil and god will hate you . so what did i do. but ask my grandmom for a rainbow sweater for christmas and proceed to only wear that sweater for three years when it got cold because i didnt like the idea that god hated colors and i wanted to challenge him

[myhikari21things]

Read of When Lightning Strikes by Kristin Hannah (1994) (370pgs)

[moon-shower]

I never thought it’d end, but when it did, it felt like the ocean. a wave crashing on the shore at high tide, and as the water crept back I realized I’d been holding my breath. when it finally hit me, the tsunami flooded my whole town. I’ve been rebuilding ever since, but the flood brought sprouts and blooms I’d never seen before.

— moon-shower | when lightning strikes

[melimelotus]

entertaining the idea of eeveelutions as survivors of their own type. evolving when struck by lightning or caught in a fire/explosion as a way to survive

[phoenixcatch7]

Okay but it's super interesting how

Din = Power = Ganondorf

Naryu = Wisdom = Zelda

Farore = Courage = Link.

Because Din, in the hylian creation myth, created the physical world. Naryu then created the laws - gravity, time, etc. And Farore finally created life - plants and people.

Din created the body, naryu the mind, Farore the soul.

And the triforce and its wielders so perfectly reflect that.

Ganon is physical power, he is big and intimidating and he breaks things. He is cunning and determined, but that's not what he focuses on. He is might makes right.

Zelda is wisdom and cleverness. She is stall tactics and information and team work. She is a powerful mage with a spine of steel, but that's not how she'll win. She is the pen being mightier than the sword.

Link is courage and persistence. He is the wild card sneaking behind enemy ranks, always moving, plunging into terrifying situations head first. He's a phenomenal fighter with a keen wit, but that's not what will get him through his challenges. He is bravery not being the absence of fear but the triumph over it.

They sit in perfect parallels to each other.

And ganon is reborn through his body - his resurrection is immortality. No matter how low he is cast, as long as he has a body he can claw his way back. He can cling to his power, build it ever higher.

Zelda is reborn through the magic of her bloodline. It's the accumulated knowledge handed down for generations, the unique power she must master, the skills she must develop to survive and get her kingdom out the other side intact. Even her name, the knowledge of herself, is handed down from all the way from the very first. Her ancestors knowledge of her future presence, her stability, is what gives her the edge.

Link is reborn in spirit. He is not bound by flesh or blood. Just like his wanderlust soul he can reappear in any time or place. His variation, his unpredictability, is exactly how he fights. It's what makes him so hard to pin down.

Ganons need to build strength means he can't chase after link. Links impulsiveness means zelda can outwit him. Zeldas stationary predictability means she's an easy target for ganon.

But the other direction?

Fire melts ice, ice redirects lightning, lightning burns fire.

And that's the very essence of the triforce.

[ashleybenlove]

Toothless hears thunder and is like, I'm gonna go outside.

Of course so do Hiccup and his dads.

But like, I also will go outside to ogle clouds if they look dark enough.

[ashleybenlove]

Some guy, Justin Hook (writer of When Lightning Strikes), sliding into a chair at Dreamworks Dragons headquarters, probably: We should electrocute Hiccup.

Other people in that writers' room:

i wanna meet the writer that was like "lets fucking electrocute this child"

[000marie198]

"They'll just find him. No, we have to leave."

"We?"

"He can't make it on his own and I wouldn't want him to. I'm going with him, Astrid."

In the first movie, Hiccup was willing to leave his home for good because he couldn't bring himself to fight and kill a dragon.

Now he's willing to do so again to protect Toothless.

Also, how he first went to talk to Astrid instead of leaving right away, risking a few short moments, implies he didn't believe he'll return any time soon and felt like he had to let someone he can trust know this.