#xhosa film

[gregor-samsung]

Inxeba [The Wound] (John Trengove - 2017)

[onlydylanobrien]

Dylan O’Brien in 2023

January:

New / Old

Rachel Zegler shared this picture of Dylan O'Brien on his phone in her September highlights.

Dylan O'Brien’s sister Julia shared these two pictures in her fav moments 2022 post.

Dylan with some of the Maze Runner cast: x, x, Dylan & Thomas

Dylan O'Brien with Bruno Bilotta behind the scenes on the set of “American Assassin”.

“Ponyboi” bts pic

New

Dylan hanging out with friends: x, x, x, x, x, x 

New York Knicks vs. Phoenix Suns basketball game

Dylan with Victoria Pedredtti & River Gallo: x, x, x, x, x, x

Puppy Tony

Paris Fashion Week

Things also took a twist that nobody was expecting: x, x, x, x

February:

New / Old

Dylan with his mom and sister

“Ponyboi” bts pic

New

Dylan hanging out with friends: x, x

News

Ike Barinholtz, Dylan O’Brien Political Mockumentary ‘Maximum Truth’ Lands at Momentum Pictures

March:

New / Old

“Caddo” Wrap Party pic

“Maximum Truth” bts pics

New

Dylan O'Brien for the Ami Paris “The Casting” Spring-Summer 2023 Campaign

Dylan hanging out with friends: x, x, x

Fan Encounter: x, x

Fini’s Women’s Empowerment night

News

Dylan will be one of the guest stars in “The Other Two” Season 3

April:

New

Fan Encounter: x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x

Candids: x

Dylan & Tony: x, x, x

News

Dylan O'Brien is nominated in the “Best Comedic Performance” category for his role as Colin in “Not Okay” at the 2023 MTV Movie & Tv Awards

Twitter: + & +

May:

New

Michaela Coel presents Xhosa Met Gala after-party

“Maximum Truth” Stills: x, x

Dylan as himsef in “The Other Two” Season 3 Ep. 3

Katherine McNamara talks about working with Dylan O'Brien in a new interview with Collider

Fan Encounter: x, x, x

Dylan with friends: x, x, x, x

Ofiicial “Maximum Truth” Poster & Promos: x, x

June:

New / Old

Dylan with Sam Lerner at his 31 Birthday party

Dylan O'Brien, Sarah Ramos and Logan Lerman at Sarah’s new art exhibition “Autograph Hound: A Retrospective” x, x

“Maximum Truth” bts: x, x, x, x, x

New

“Maximum Truth” Trailer II Stills: x, x II Promos: x, x, x, x, x, x

Dylan with his family x, x, Tony, x, x, x, Dylan and Tony, x, x

Dylan with friends x, x, x, x, x, x

“Maximum Truth” Interviews: x, x

July:

New / Old

Dylan with Chris, Ki Hong and Alex

New

Dylan with his family x, x, x

Dylan with friends: x

Fan Encounter: x, x, x, x, x

Dylan with Zoey Deutch and McKenna Grace in Ireland

Dylan on the set of his new movie “Anniversary”

News

“Ponyboi” update

August:

New / Old

Dylan with his family

New

Dylan with friends: x

Dylan with the “Anniversary” cast: x, x, x, x, x, x

“Anniversary” bts: x, x, x, x

Fan Encounter: x, x, x, x, x, x

Dylan's 32nd Birthday, Dylan & Tony, x, x, x, x, x

September:

New / Old

“Not Okay” bts: x, x

New

Puppy Tony: x, x, x

Dylan with frinds: x, x, x, x, x

October:

New / Old

Dylan with his “Anniversary” co-stars

Dylan with his family: x, x

New

Dylan supporting the SAG-AFTRA Strike

Dylan with friends: x

Dylan with his family: x, x

Dylan &Tommy Alter in the audience of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen”

Fan Encounter: x, x, x, x, x, x

November:

New / Old

Fan Encounter: x

Dylan at the “Caddo Lake” Wrap Party

New

Dylan supporting the SAG-AFTRA Strike

Dylan with friends: x

Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Rangers game

Fan Encounter: x, x, x, x

Dylan’s IMDb profile picture was finally updated

December:

New / Old

Dylan with fans this summer

Dylan with his sibling Jules this summer

New

Dylan with Dexter Darden and Aml Ameen at the “American Fiction” premiere

First Look at Dylan in “Ponyboi”

Fan Encounter: x

News

“Ponyboi” will have its World Premiere at Sundance 2024

Dylan O’Brien reportedly in talks to star as twins in James Sweeney’s ‘TWINLESS.’

In total:

Dylan filmed 1 movie this year

Had 1 guest star role in a TV show

we got 1 new photoshoot

1 new movie with Dylan was released

[wolfiesmoon]

About the languages in TWST

Since i'm a bit of a language nerd, i like to think about the languages in TWST and who would speak which one in my spare time instead of being normal. I didn't do a whole bunch of research for this one and am mostly pulling things out of my brain so by all means let me know if I made a mistake anywhere or missed something.

(This is why you'll get a rare theory post from me about this instead of my usual fics 🤭)

It's shown that some real languages exist in TWST canon like french (spoken by Rook) and by the fact that Yuu can communicate with the characters just fine even tho they're in a different world, implying the language they speak is known to us.

Which brings me to my first point, the language everyone collectively speaks in NRC (and other big gatherings of mixed cultures) is english. Much like the real world, english is considered the "universal language" in TWST and is the one most people learn as their second language in schools. The game is in japanese so the japanese players can understand it, obviously, but they do imply that a japan-esque country exists through the new years events so I would say they speak japanese exclusively there and english in general.

And yes, this does mean I think some characters have accents when speaking english.

There's also other languages that are implied by the fact that Ruggie learned 10 languages just to negotiate with people in them, though it isn't known if they're real languages or fictional ones. Point is, there's at least ten.

Now, to the fun part. I based a lot of my HCS on existing Disney movie native language videos and theories but some are just my own personal thoughts hehe

Riddle, Trey, Chenya and Ace all speak british english. This one's pretty simple, Alice in wonderland takes place in England so that makes the choice obvious.

Cater is from the Shaftlands and his family did move around a lot when he was a kid so giving him an exact language is sorta hard because the Shaftlands are so varied in culture (and language too, by that logic). But for simplicity I'll just say he knows some other european languages aside from English. For this same reason I don't really think he has an accent.

Leona's mother tongue is Zulu since the Lion King was dubbed in Zulu, making it the first african language to get a full-feature dub made for it (aside from egyptian arabic). That wasn't exactly relevant but I just wanted to mention it. But since he's a prince and has access to a lot of education from an early age, he learned other languages as a child including English, which is why he doesn't have an accent.

Ruggie also speaks Zulu, but considering the thing I mentioned earlier, I think he also speaks other african languages like Xhosa or Swahili or Fulani as well as some non-african languages to some degree. I do think he speaks English with an accent, since he speaks differently to the other characters even in the japanese dub. (I know it was most likely done to make him sound more hyena-like i guess but let me have my moment!!)

Jack speaks German since he comes from the same neighborhood as Vil (I'll elaborate more in Vil's part). I do like to think he has a slight accent though hehe.

For Jade, Floyd and Azul I had a bit of trouble deciding on what language to assign them (by that I mean I'm still undecided), but maybe I would assign them a more northern language since they come from a northern part of the coral sea??? then again languages on the surface might not have a bearing on languages in the sea, especially since humans and merfolk couldn't interact well throughout history...

Kalim and Jamil are both obvious, they speak Arabic. Not much to say here haha.

Vil speaks German since Snow White takes place in Germany AND his surname is German. He doesn't have much of an accent if any at all because he learned english early on to be able to film movies in english for a wider global appeal.

Now for Epel I could really have fun. I know saying this kinda retcons the fact that his dialect is in the same language as the one everyone speaks (so English), but I believe he speaks in Plattdeutsch or Low German which can be quite difficult to understand when spoken in it's true form. He could speak a totally different dialect of a different language but I went w German because of continuity and also I feel like it'd make for a funnier dynamic with Vil. Defo has a bit of an accent.

Neige is a native french speaker simply going off his french name, though I do think he knows how to speak german as well (mostly because I want my "snow white takes place in germany" copium for Neige). I don't think it's been confirmed where Neige is from tho.

Now for Rook, since he was born in Sunset Savana, he also speaks Zulu as his first language. He's a mysterious fellow and all and could have learned french for a different motive, but I have a far more interesting HC. Since he's Neige's biggest fanboy, he learned french because Neige speaks it and he associates Neige with beauty. (and also haven't we all tried learning korean for our kpop bias at some point???)

Idia and Ortho are another obvious one, the language being Greek. Hercules takes place in Greece, obviously, and the Island of Woe still has some Greek architecture so I'd assume the language stayed too. Idia doesn't have much of an accent because being chronically online gives u exposure to so much english you don't retain an accent (assuming he's been on the internet since he was a little boy). Ortho? Maybe? Idia could have removed an accent on purpose when making a voicebox for Ortho or he could have kept it in for accuracy sake.

Malleus and the Diasomnia gang are another hard one to place. Sleeping Beauty takes place in France, but somehow saying they speak french feels wrong. I feel like they speak some fantasy language that doesn't exist. I would say give them the language where fae originate in folklore if I had to give them a real language but SOOOO many different folklores have them that it'd be hard to pick one.

Rollo speaks French, really obvious.

Let me know about your opinions and thoughts on this and help me figure out what to do with Octavinelle and Diasomnia since i am LOST on them 😭

[late-to-the-party-81]

Loyalty, honour and a willing heart

AN: Welcome to fluffs-ville, population us. This is a tower fic, so everyone lived and nobody died. There. They all lived happily ever after.

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Bingo fills: @buckybarnesbingo  Y4 - Movie Night

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Relationships: Steve x Bucky, Bucky & Shuri friendship, Avengers as family

Word Count: 1.2k

CW: Fluff, Found Family, slightly insecure Bucky, Everett Ross looks like Bilbo Baggins

Steve stood, leaning against the wall of the common room, with a soft smile on his face as he watched Bucky flitting back and forth like a busy bee. His brunette boyfriend was plumping cushions, and reangling the sofa by minute increments, in between running to the little kitchenette and checking the cookies he was baking.

Steve had tried to get Bucky to relax a bit, but it had gotten to the point where the easiest thing was just to stay out of his way. Bucky would no doubt chill out when his guest arrived. Speaking of which…

There was a rumble from above them - the sound of a jet landing atop the roof of the tower - and Bucky turned to Steve, panic plastered across his face. Steve pushed off the wall, walked over to Bucky and placed his hands on Bucky’s upper arms, rubbing them soothingly.

“Do you think she’ll like it, Stevie?” Bucky was cute when he was flustered and Steve had to resist the urge to drop a kiss to the end of his nose.

“She’s gonna love it, Buck. I know you two haven’t seen each other in a while and she’s gonna be impressed with the effort you’ve put in.”

There was a commotion out in the corridor and then there she was, coming into the common room, definitely not looking like she’d been on a long international flight. Her braids were tight to the crown of her head and cascaded down her back and she wore a brilliant white tracksuit and matching sneakers.

“James!” Shuri squealed and ran towards Bucky, wrapping her arms tightly around his middle and almost knocking him over. Steve stepped back and smiled at the sweet reunion. “How is my favourite white boy?” 

Bucky blushed and rubbed at the back of his head, as Shuri took a seat on one of the stools at the side of the kitchenette.

“I’m good,” he replied. “I miss Wakanda. I miss you. But it’s good to be home and be with this idiot.” He jerked his thumb in Steve’s direction and Shuri giggled.  

“Hey,” cried Steve but he was still smiling. He moved forward again and threw his arm around Bucky’s shoulders, pulling him close. “Less of the ‘idiot’, please.”

Bucky turned to look at him, a perfectly kissable pout on his lips. “But you’re my idiot.”

“Gak! You two are positively nauseating. Save it for later.” Shuri hopped down from the stool and playfully shouldered Steve out of the way, linking her arm through Bucky’s and steering him over to one of the sofas where she pulled him down to continue their conversation in Xhosa. Steve shook his head and chuckled to himself before heading to the oven to check on Bucky’s cookies. They were a rich golden brown colour, so he pulled out the pan and left it on the side for the contents to cool.

Bucky had been excited from the moment Shuri had contacted them to say she was coming for a visit. After his time in Wakanda, and with all of the help that Shuri had given him, Bucky thought of her like a sister and was determined that she was going to have the best time. It was Friday today, so what better way to start than inviting her to attend the regular movie night at the Tower?

Steve had been glad when the others had recognised what a big deal this was for Bucky, and all agreed that he could pick the film and organise the snacks, even though it wasn’t his turn. Even Tony had been gracious, which Steve was grateful for. It was nice to see the two of them starting to get on, because they had a lot of interests in common, although Steve wasn’t quite sure if he was ready for them to become as thick as thieves - it wouldn’t bode well for his sanity.

As the clock turned eight, the others slowly started to appear, and Bucky excused himself from Shuri to help Steve move all the snacks to the various coffee tables dotted about between the couches and beanbags. Nat and Clint had already taken up residence on one of the plush sofas’ having an animated discussion in ASL. Clint had been on a hearing break this afternoon, but had said he’d turn his aids back on when the movie started. Steve tried to keep up with what they were saying, but when they were signing that fast, and the ASL was sprinkled with the pair’s own unique slang, it was hard to follow. Something about a bet and apparently Clint had lost. 

Sam jogged in then, raising a hand in greeting to Steve and then throwing himself down next to Nat and wrapping his arms around her waist, earning him a glare for disrupting her conversation.

Bruce and Peter appeared after that, the former with his head still in a sheaf of papers that Nat would probably have to pry from his hands as the intro credits started, and the latter full of his usual boundless energy, practically vibrating his way over to the Princess of Wakanda. If anyone was a match for Bucky on the excitement level for this visit, it was Peter. He’d already pestered Bucky about getting some of his own time with Shuri on the schedule, eager to get her input on some of his personal projects down in Tony’s lab. Tony had been full of mock outrage at that announcement, but had confided later in Steve that he thought it was good for the young man to ‘nerd out’ with someone of his own age.

Speaking of Tony, as usual he was the last to appear, looking slightly unkempt and, from the expressions on Pepper and Rhodey’s faces, as though he’d had to be physically dragged away from his latest hyperfixation.

Having set out all of the food, Bucky pushed his way back onto the sofa with Shuri and Peter, the three of them talking animatedly for a few minutes. Steve watched on with a smile. It was odd not to have Bucky cuddled up to him during movie night, but it was nice to observe his boyfriend and watch him be happy. He made his way through the crowd of people and managed to snag a beanbag at Bucky’s side of the couch, sitting down and leaning his head on Bucky’s thigh. 

Eventually everyone settled down and Bucky started the movie. It came as no surprise to any of the Avengers when a clarinet solo started to play as the black screen slowly revealed “The Hobbit.”

“That explains the pork pies,” Sam teased.

“And the teeny tiny pastries, thank you for not trying to poison me” said Pepper, before popping a small blackberry tart into her mouth.

Tony rolled his eyes. “That was like one time. You’re never gonna let me live that one down are you?” Pepper smirked around her mouthful and shook her head.

Shuri leaned across to Bucky. “Have you themed the food to the movie?”

Even in the dim lighting, Steve knew Bucky was blushing and gave his knee a reassuring squeeze.

“You said you’d never seen it, so wanted to give you the full experience. Hobbits love comforting food.”

“You are too sweet, James,” the princess declared and pressed a kiss to Bucky’s cheek. Steve grinned. “Now, pass me one of those cookies and let me watch your Hobbit movie.”

They were only a few minutes in when Shuri sat bolt upright in her seat. “Wait, wait. Does that man look just like…”

The others all cut her off with a loud “Yes” before bursting into laughter. Bucky looked down at Steve and tapped his finger on the back of Steve’s hand three times. Steve smiled in return, tapped back and then rested his head back on Bucky’s knee.

Bucky might be too tall to be considered a Hobbit, but he embodied all of the other main traits of the primary character from his favourite book - loyalty, honour, and a willing heart - and Steve couldn’t be prouder to call him his partner.

Tag list: @christywrites, @alexakeyloveloki, @doasyoudesireandlive, @galactusdevourerofworlds, @crayongirl-linz, @mrs-illyrian-baby, @wheezy-stucky, @km-ffluv

[thevampirearchive]

To the world, sincerely, a tired black artists and my fellow creatives

A lot of the weird demonization of Rema’s visuals really made me sad. I’m not surprised at the lack of cultural knowledge about Edo people and Benin City, Nigeria — virtually everywhere outside of the continent, African history, culture and traditions aren’t taught unless you are in special programs or majors. But to call something demonic and satanic because you don’t understand? The blatant xenophobia and racism has me so furious. I know we have a lot of unlearning to do, but I had imagined that the colonial ways of viewing black Africans was not alive and thriving amongst the diaspora. To see so many black Christian’s come together in the name of their white gods and forced religion to call something so sentimental, historically important and significant for Rema and many others demonic is like having a weird ‘dejavu’.

Everyday I think about how I see too many people complain about lack of representation of black people from all around the world in media; wether it be movies, tv, fiction, music genre and other industries predominantly white — and now, given visuals and such cool performance, we do as our oppressors once did. Word for word. It’s disgusting and I hope everybody who partook educated themselves and do better.

When will my people know peace when it comes to trying to share, showcase and be proud of what we’ve created? I never forgot how Fufu became a laughing stock, how so many still mock their parents pronunciations knowing that’s their third of even fourth language. And don’t let me start on Nollywood or the diasporic movie industries — why must you laugh when you don’t understand? Question things, yes, be curious and explore. But mocking?

To all my fellow Africans and black people of the diaspora— one day, we will be in a world where we’re known for more then our struggles. Where were not mocked for our ‘incorrect’ speech of languages violently forced upon us, that we adapted to fit who we are and our origins. One day we will have peace; no more silent genocides, or loud ones. No more having to hide our roots, traditions, practices, art/creations. Be ashamed of any aspects of our culture that does not warrant shame.

I ask that if you want representation, you seek it out because trust me it is out there. The continent has so many creations — sure some harder to find or consume due to language barriers but we all witnessed K-drama’s boom. You can watch French, Spanish and English films — so why are subtitles not good enough when it’s in Igbo? Xhosa? Wolof? Zulu? Bafang?

I ask that everybody, including myself, start to give africa it’s flowers. The more we pour into the good — art, creations, industries etc that inspire more to create and expand, the more we will see the uprise of what has always been within the continent but never given much thought by most of the world because it is African and the quality is regarded as ‘lesser’.

And I hope I get to witness more great artist come from all around the motherland, and be part amongst them when I eventually complete my African/Black centered work ✌🏾

[nubiannewyorkers]

#MovieTime - "The Wound" is a gripping and intense drama directed by John Trengove. The film follows the story of Xolani, a lonely factory worker who returns to his rural hometown in South Africa to participate in an ancient Xhosa circumcision ritual.

As a mentor to a group of teenage boys, Xolani is tasked with overseeing their initiation into manhood. However, when he takes a young initiate under his wing, a forbidden love affair unfolds, forcing Xolani to confront the dangerous and complex dynamics of tradition, masculinity, and sexuality.

With powerful performances and stunning cinematography, "The Wound" explores the deep-seated tensions between tradition and modernity, desire and duty, in a world where ancient rites collide with contemporary realities.

[namor-shuri]

Marvel Studios: Voices Rising - The Music Of Wakanda Forever [Series]

Episode #1: "Nigeria: Past is Present" [available on Disney +] [w/ time stamps to follow along]

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▻ "Soundtrack's like this just don't happen anymore, with the high percentage of the songs that are embedded in the movie, and to this level of cultural specificity." - Ryan Coogler [Director] [0:00]

▻ "Here you have a story that intertwines people [Wakandans & Talokanil] of beautiful, rich ethnicities. What do you do with that as a composer? You use it!” - Letitia Wright [Princess Shuri] [0:14]

▻ We learn that Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson first started off as friends, meeting one another at a film school [USC]. They then hit it off from their joint love of Swedish music. "They make magic together, and they seem to just pick up where the other has left off. They just have this seamless way of getting in each other's heads and hearts, and it ends up creating such incredible music.” - Lupita Nyong'o [Nakia] [1:51]

▻ The first Black Panther soundtrack is heavily inspired by Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther and his overall character. After his passing, they had to go back to square one. "I couldn't really imagine what the movie [soundtrack] would feel or look like without Chadwick in it. So, I'm basically going into this experience starting from scratch." - Ludwig Göransson [Composer] [2:42]

▻ They [Ryan and Ludwig] chose to go to Nigeria, Lagos to recruit artists and composers, it being a major hotspot for music in the world currently. "What Lagos is to music right now is what London was to music in its heyday. What New York was to hip-hop in the 90's. I genuinely believe the most exciting music in the world is being made in Lagos." - Seni Saraki [Music Consultant] [3:16]

▻ "Ludwig came to Lagos, because he, as a creative, understands the need to feed off of the energy of a particular place." - Fireboy DML [Artist] [4:04]

▻ There were a huge mixture of both contemporary artists [ie. singers, rappers, etc] and traditional artists [ie. musicians, instrumentalists for the score such as, but not limited to: Jedalo Percussion Ensemble, Fusion Nigeria] coming together to create this soundtrack. Instruments such as, but not limited to, the: sato drum, sakara drum, iyaálù bata, omele bata, kakaki horn, ojà flute, goje were all used on the traditional side. "Everyday we had different sessions with musicians that would come from different tribes from the Igbo, from the Hausa, from Yoruba and they would have their own instruments and different types of set of drums." - Ludwig Göransson [Composer] [5:57] Ryan and Ludwig are seen workshopping ideas of scenes and where musical segments may exist in the movie during these musical sessions [7:28]

▻ "He [Ludwig] and Ryan had been talking about it for years. ‘Let's write songs just for this film.’ There's no licensed tracks." - Monica Sonand [Score Supervisor] [9:39]

▻ “The generation that I'm in right now is speaking Afrobeats. We are all doing our own things individually, but as a unit together, we are pushing the culture. This is Afrobeats. This is Niger. This is Lagos. We're taking that old culture with us to the world." - Fireboy DML [Artist] [10:48] His song “Coming back for you" was used towards the end of the movie in the scene where Shuri is shown planting the heart-shaped herb [12:15]

▻ Ryan and Ludwig wanted to have artists who sang in Xhosa [the language of the Wakandans] so they did their research and flew out artists from South Africa to Nigeria to meet with them. The music style “Amapiano” had the sound that they were looking for, which plays on most South African radio. "It's so unique and it comes out of the club scene there [South Africa] and it makes you want to dance. What I love about that music [Amapiano] is that it feels futuristic to me." - Ludwig Göransson [Composer] [15:05]

▻ Ryan, Ludwig and artist Bloody Civilian are shown brainstorming Bloody’s beats pack she made for them, discussing where her track may exist. She showed them her song “How to kill a man. “I was very nervous, but the environment felt safe and everyone's creativity was just going. It didn't really feel like work at some point." - Bloody Civilian [Artist + Producer] [23:04] Her final track in the movie “Wake up" ft Rema is about "pushing yourself regardless of the things that try to pull you back." - Bloody Civilian [Artist + Producer] [24:33]

▻ Some of the African producers involved were ecstatic to have representation of a variety of African artists and sounds on this Marvel movie and it’s soundtrack. "I think the album sounds like Wakanda!" - Osarumen Osamuyi [Music Producer] [25:28]

▻ "I've been able to travel here [Nigeria] with Ryan, one of my closest friends. Doing something like this together where we can share this experience has been such a blessing." - Ludwig Göransson [Composer] [25:52] "It was really important for us [Ludwig and him] to come to West Africa. Myself being African-American, a lot of my heritage is from here like most African-Americans. The biggest take away for me is the personal connection that I have myself. I'm constantly looking at people saying ‘that person looks like my cousin, that person looks like my friend, that person looks like my brother.' That experience is one that's very different from being a black man that was born and raised in a predominantly white country. Folks born on the continent often take for granted to just walk down the street and everybody looks like them. That wasn't my truth. That wasn’t my reality. It's a very strange experience to fly for thousands of miles and land somewhere you've never been, but it feels like home. There's a beauty to that, but also a sadness that comes with it.” - Ryan Coogler [Director] [26:06]

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Soundtrack: [tracks referenced in this episode]

ʀɪʜᴀɴɴᴀ: ʟɪғᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ / ʙᴜʀɴᴀ ʙᴏʏ: ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ / ғᴏᴜᴅᴇᴏ̨ᴜsʜ + ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ: ᴄᴏɴ ʟᴀ ʙʀɪsᴀ / ᴛᴇᴍs: ɴᴏ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ɴᴏ ᴄʀʏ / ᴀᴅɴ ᴍᴀʏᴀ ᴄᴏʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴏ + ᴘᴀᴛ ʙᴏʏ: ʟᴀᴀʏʟɪ’ ᴋᴜxᴀ’ᴀɴᴏ’ᴏɴᴇ / ғɪʀᴇʙᴏʏ ᴅᴍʟ: ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ / ʙʟᴜᴇ ʀᴏᴊᴏ: ɪɴғʀᴀᴍᴜɴᴅᴏ / ʀɪʜᴀɴɴᴀ: ʙᴏʀɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ / ᴛᴏʙᴇ ɴᴡɪɢᴡᴇ + ғᴀᴛ ɴᴡɪɢᴡᴇ: ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏ / ᴅʙɴ ɢᴏɢᴏ + sɪɴᴏ ᴍsᴏʟᴏ: ʟᴏᴠᴇ & ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ [ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ] / sɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛ + ᴇ-40: ʟᴀ ᴠɪᴅᴀ / ᴀᴍᴀᴀʀᴀᴇ: ᴀ ʙᴏᴅʏ, ᴀ ᴄᴏғғɪɴ / ᴠɪᴠɪʀ ᴏ̨ᴜɪɴᴛᴀɴᴀ: ᴀ́ʀʙᴏʟᴇs ʙᴀᴊᴏ ᴇʟ ᴍᴀʀ / sᴛᴏʀᴍᴢʏ: ɪɴᴛᴇʀʟᴜᴅᴇ / ᴏɢ ᴅᴀʏᴠ + ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ: ʟɪᴍᴏɴᴄᴇʟʟᴏ / ᴄᴋᴀʏ + ᴘɪɴᴋᴘᴀɴᴛʜᴇʀᴇss: ᴀɴʏᴀ ᴍᴍɪʀɪ / ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʏ ᴄɪᴠɪʟɪᴀɴ + ʀᴇᴍᴀ: ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ / ᴀʟᴇᴍᴀ́ɴ + ʀᴇᴍᴀ: ᴘᴀɴᴛᴇʀᴀ / ᴅʙɴ ɢᴏɢᴏ + sɪɴᴏ ᴍsᴏʟᴏ: ᴊᴇʟᴇ / ᴄᴀʟʟᴇ x ᴠɪᴅᴀ + ғᴏᴜᴅᴇᴏ̨ᴜsʜ: ɴᴏ ᴅɪɢᴀs ᴍɪ ɴᴏᴍʙʀᴇ / ɢᴜᴀᴅᴀʟᴜᴘᴇ ᴅᴇ ᴊᴇsᴜ́s ᴄʜᴀɴ ᴘᴏᴏᴛ: ᴍɪ ᴘᴜᴇʙʟᴏ

Score: [tracks referenced in this episode]

ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ: ᴡᴀᴋᴀɴᴅᴀ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ / ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ: ᴛ’ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴀ / ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ: ʏɪʙᴀᴍʙᴇ! / ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ: ɴᴀᴍᴏʀ / ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ + ʙᴀᴀʙᴀ ᴍᴀᴀʟ: ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ / ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ + ʙᴜsɪsᴡᴀ: ᴡᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀ / ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ + ᴊᴏʀᴊᴀ sᴍɪᴛʜ: ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ’ᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ / ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ + ᴠɪᴠɪʀ ᴏ̨ᴜɪɴᴛᴀɴᴀ: sɪʀᴇɴs / ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ: ɴᴀᴍᴏʀ’s ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇ / ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ: ʏᴜᴄᴀᴛᴀ́ɴ / ᴠɪᴠɪʀ ᴏ̨ᴜɪɴᴛᴀɴᴀ: ᴀ́ʀʙᴏʟᴇs ʙᴀᴊᴏ ᴇʟ ᴍᴀʀ [ғɪʟᴍ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ] / ғᴏᴜᴅᴇᴏ̨ᴜsʜ + ʟᴜᴅᴡɪɢ ɢᴏ̈ʀᴀɴssᴏɴ: ᴄᴏɴ ʟᴀ ʙʀɪsᴀ [ғɪʟᴍ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ]

Episodes: 1 2 3

[tobiasdrake]

It's Marvel movie day and we are up to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

This movie was controversial before it was even made. The tragic death of Chadwick Boseman left Marvel between a rock and a hard place with regard to how to respectfully handle his character.

Chadwick fought for this character. He made this character his own. The only reason T'Challa speaks with his now-iconic Xhosa accent is because Chadwick refused to allow his character to talk like a European colonizer. Marvel wanted to give him a British accent to convey how smart and educated he is, and Chadwick said no.

Because that very idea, the assumption that European accents sound smarter and more educated, is white supremacy in action. And Chadwick refused to let it take root here, of all places.

And then, one day, he was gone.

Marvel chose to bury this character with his actor, and to make an entire film dedicated to grieving him. It's beautiful. It's tragic. It pulls at the heartstrings and thoroughly examines the pain and hardship of loss.

And it's not what he would have wanted. According to his family, Chadwick believed Black Panther to be something larger than himself. He wanted to give young black boys a hero they could aspire to, someone who looks like them and talks like them and would be here for them. This wasn't his character; It was a legacy he was proud to become a part of that dated back decades.

A legacy he would have wanted to continue beyond him.

But the other side of that coin is a movie that seems tailor-made for empowering and inspiring black girls. Black Panther had already been a movie bursting at the seams with powerful women of color. Now, in T'Challa's absence, those women step forward to take center stage.

The legacy continues, even if the characters have changed.

It's all very complicated, is what I'm driving at. This was a huge controversy because there is so much going on here. So many factors that there are probably several that I've missed in my summary of it all.

So who's right? Who's wrong? Or is it so complicated that both sides have a point? I don't know. I can explain to you the question to the best of my ability, but I don't have the answers here. I can only encourage you to seek out black voices, men and women alike, and hear what they have to say on the matter.

[cantstayawaycani]

Can’t Stay Away’s Fic Rec Friday #1 (04.14.23) - ilangatye by @dittany-6413

Title: ilangatye (ao3)

Author(s): Dittany_6413 (ao3) | @Dittany_6413 (Tumblr)

Fandom(s): Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Pairing/Ship(s): Namor x Shuri

Type: Canon Compliant | Post BPWF | Enemies to Loves | Hurt/Comfort

Rating: Mature

Status: Work In Progress

Updated: 04.12.23

Summary: ilangatye - flame (Xhosa) | “Do you remember our conversation, princess? Exactly one year ago from today?” asked Namor. | “Of course,” replied Shuri, “we called each other cowards.” | Namor chuckled lightly, “That’s a deep cut, but it was true,” | Three years after the battle, Shuri sought reconciliation, and Namor sought to control. Instead, they found themselves surrendering.

Why I Love It: I often discover things like this late at night when I can’t sleep and I can’t stop fantasizing. This was a welcome relief to pass the time I spent in insomnia some nights ago.

I ate the whole thing up in a couple of hours read time. It’s one of the most mature explorations of this dynamic between film canon Shuri and Namor as they exist after the events of BPWF. While everyone can reasonably acknowledge that in real life, the idea of falling in love with the person who took the life of your mother is not rationally justifiable, those of us who can see a way for fictional characters to come around to it do appreciate the sensible approach.

You can ignore the un-sensible and suspend disbelief in most cases, but when you are presented with something that comes close to making sense in the world of fiction, it leaves room for unburdened enjoyment. This story does that. It unburdens the reader the same way it unburdens Shuri. Nothing is gone. Grief, sadness, anger, disgust – it’s all there. But as a human tends to do with lesser stakes in real life, so does a well-written character do with more dramatic stakes in a narrative. So does Shuri here. She connects, she learns, she grows. Namor is a calculating God, who gives Shuri what she wants under the guise of manipulation, but if you read between the lines drawn here, the author is actually telegraphing the nature of his true feelings and motivations for yielding to Shuri in more ways than just in the ways of war and diplomacy. He loves her, and will make himself weak in the eyes of his people for her, understanding that together they will be stronger. I would classify this as a slow burn, not in the traditional way you may think.

It’s calm, it’s introspective, it’s thorough, it takes itself seriously in how it handles the subject, but it knows what it is: fictional, hypothetical, fantastical. The characters have arcs you can track. Give it a chance, go on the journey. Follow the author’s updates here on Tumblr.

ilangatye

[wakandaiscoming]

Cut scene with Aneka and Ayo

Not sure if this was filmed or not but it's in the script.

INT. ANEKA’S APARTMENT - RIVER PROVINCE - DAY A304 A house party is in full swing. Aneka, dressed in casual clothing opens a door, revealing Ayo in uniform.

ANEKA General?

Ayo takes in the revelers behind Aneka.

AYO I am here on behalf of the Elders. They would like to offer you restoration as a Dora.

ANEKA The Elders? That is kind of them, something tells me I had a strong advocate… (in Xhosa) I accept.

AYO (in Xhosa) I know.

Aneka gives her a kiss on the cheek, Ayo kisses Aneka on the lips.

AYO (CONT’D) Are we good?

ANEKA We are.

[pagekiersten19]

Facts about the Marvel movies

Anthony Hopkins Improvised The Banishment Of Thor The MCU won a major coup by landing Sir Anthony Hopkins to portray Odin, the All-Father. Combined with the Shakespearean directing of Kenneth Branagh, Hopkins turned in a memorable and commanding performance as Thor’s father, and at least some of that performance was improvised. Branagh allowed Hopkins to improvise much of the emotional banishment scene in Thor.

Three Marvel Movies Take Place In The Same Week After the massive success of Iron Man in 2008 set the Marvel Cinematic Universe off and running, Marvel Studios decided to follow it up with a sequel and two standalone films. The events of Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, and Thor overlap little on the surface, but according to Marvel canon, these stories all take place within the same week.

Chris Evans Turned Down The Role Of Captain America…Three Times! Few superhero actors better embody their character than Chris Evans does Captain America. From his looks to his voice to his earnestness, Evans has forever become the face of the Star-Spangled Avenger—a role he initially avoided. Evans turned down the opportunity to play Cap not once, not twice, but three times before finally being convinced to take the part. Evans feared being brought down by the multi-picture contract that came with the job.

Captain America’s 'List' Changes Depending On What Country It’s Being Viewed In Throughout the entirety of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, fans witness Steve Rogers adjusting to a world that aged without him. To help himself acclimate, Cap keeps a running list of things he needs to catch up on, like Nirvana, Star Wars, and the Troubleman soundtrack. However, that’s just the list that North American audiences got to see. The list appears differently in other markets, thereby making the references more relevant for fans all over the world. In the UK, Cap needs to check out Sean Connery and the 1966 World Cup Final, while in Russia he’s tasked with reviewing Yuri Gargarin and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and so on and so forth. Talk about a committed soldier.

'Wakandan' Is Actually A Real South African Language, Xhosa Chadwick Boseman, an American actor, developed a Wakandan accent for his role as the Black Panther, an accent that sounds rich, intimidating, and believable. It probably helps that he’s not making the language up completely from scratch. Other fictional universes, like that of Avatar, created entire languages for their characters to speak. Instead of going down such a tedious route, Marvel Studios decided to use the real-world language of Xhosa as a stand-in for the fictional Wakandan dialect. Xhosa is an official language of South Africa, the homeland of John Kani, the actor portraying T’Chaka, though it is not widely spoken there.

The MCU Has Its Own News Channel Marvel fleshed out the cinematic universe to become one of the most well-developed fictional realms in film history, but plenty of fans might not realize that it even has its own form of in-universe media. Marvel intermittently uploads videos to YouTube from WHIH Newsfront, a fictional news show set within the MCU. The segments star Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart, the reporter who slept with Tony Stark in the first Iron Man film, and they cover all manner of MCU news—from coverage of the New York Incident to interviews with Scott Lang. Even in worlds of fantasy, you still need reporters to tell its story.

Gamora Didn't Know About Infinity Stones The MacGuffin in Guardians of the Galaxy is an object called the Orb which is sought after by a number of people. Gamora was meant to retrieve the Orb for Thanos but instead joined the other heroes to sell it to The Collector. However, The Collector explains that the Orb actually contains an Infinity Stone and they are all shocked by the power it possesses. However, Avengers: Infinity War proved that Gamora not only knew about the Infinity Stones beforehand, but she actually located the Soul Stone as well.

There's Only One Way To Defeat Thanos In Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange uses the Time Stone to look at various alternate futures to see the outcome of their fight against Thanos. He sees that there is only one reality in which they are able to defeat the Mad Titan which is the one in which Tony Stark sacrifices himself. However, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness finds the members of the Illuminati explaining that they also defeated Thanos in their universe when Strange used Dark Magic. It suggests that Tony's death might have been avoidable.

here are the links that I used to find the facts that i have up on here.

18 Surprising Facts About The MCU Even Die-Hard Fans Don't Know (ranker.com)

10 Facts In The MCU That Were Later Contradicted (screenrant.com)

[thewaysoundtravels]

(Xhosa Cole - All Roads)

"The saxophonist shares a film in which he dances with his two brothers beneath Birmingham’s Spaghetti Junction" - https://www.thewire.co.uk/video/xhosa-cole-all-roads

Audio only:

The full album - Ibeji | Xhosa Cole (bandcamp.com)

[lboogie1906]

Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba (born February 10, 1981) is an actress. She is known for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on Orange Is the New Black, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. She is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role. She appeared in films including American Pastoral, Showing Roots, My Little Pony: The Movie, Candy Jar, and Miss Virginia. She played Shirley Chisholm in Mrs. America, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. She attended Boston University, where she studied classical voice and competed in track and field. She first garnered recognition for her acting in 2003, when her performance in Translations of Xhosa at the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts earned her a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play. She played Amphiarus in The Seven at New York Theatre Workshop and again at La Jolla Playhouse. She made her Broadway debut, portraying Toby in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Coram Boy at the Imperial Theatre. She sang "By My Side" as part of the original revival cast of Godspell at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Her first television appearance was as a nurse on Blue Bloods. She played the mother of the title character in Venice at The Public Theater in New York. She received the Point Courage Award from the Point Foundation for her support of the LGBT community. She became Heifer International's first-ever celebrity ambassador to Africa. She was announced as a minority investor in a then-unnamed Los Angeles team, later unveiled as Angel City FC, that is scheduled to start to play in the National Women's Soccer League in 2022. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/Coe6R_Dr-4F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[raybizzle]

Meet - Thuso Mbedu, South African born remarkable Actress, in 2022 she featured on the historical epic film 'The Woman King' in the role of Nawi alongside Viola Davis. In 2021, she starred in the Amazon Video limited series The Underground Railroad making her the first South African actress to lead an American television series. Thuso was born in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal to a Zulu mother and a Xhosa/Sotho father. She was raised in the Pelham area by her Zulu grandmother, who became her legal guardian after the passing of both her parents at an early age. She attended Pelham Primary School and then Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School. In 2012, she took a course with the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. In 2013, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours in Physical Theatre and Performing Arts Management from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). In 2014, Thuso had a small role in the second season of the Mzansi Magic soapie Isibaya, before landing her role as Kitso on the Etv soapie - Scandal. She then had a guest role as Kheti on the second season of the SABC 2 teen drama series Snake Park. After being unemployed for six months, Thuso landed her first starring role as Winnie in the Mzansi Magic teen drama series Is'Thunzi, which premiered in October 2016. In September 2017 she was nominated for an International Emmy Award in the category Best Performance by an Actress for her role in Is'Thunzi and was the only African to be nominated that year. In 2018, she won the South African Film and Television Award in the category Best Actress Drama for her role in Is'Thunzi. In 2021, Thuso won two awards at the Gotham Awards for her leading role in the Amazon Video limited series - The Underground Railroad. In 2022, she won the Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series at the Independent Spirit Awards for her role in The Underground Railroad. please click this link below to subscribe to our youtube channel https://youtube.com/@africaishomepodcast

[progiftreview]

Charlize Theron faces backlash after saying Afrikaans, her mother tongue, is dying out

Oscar-winning actressCharlize Theronis facing fierce criticism in South Africa after saying her mother tongue, Afrikaans, is “a dying language.”

The “Monster” and “Tully” star made the comments on Monday’s episode ofthe “Smartless” podcast, saying that the language that she grew up speaking was fading out.

Theron, 47, who revealed she only learned to speak English fluently when she moved to the United States at 19, said there’s “about 44 people still speaking” Afrikaans.

“It’s definitely a dying language, it’s not a very helpful language,” she told hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett.

Chris Hemsworth receives 'strong indication' of a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease while filming new show

Theron’s remarks soon sparked a social media debate in South Africa. While some branded her ill-informed, others agreed that Afrikaans was a “dead language.”

“Charlize Theron is a legend!”one Twitter commentatorwrote. “Indeed Afrikaans is a dead language. It belongs in the past. It’s a tool once used to oppress Africans.”

Another Twitter user said: “This statement was made by Charlize Theron to appease Hollywood. I do not concur with her. As with all other languages, the Afrikaans language must be preserved.”

Tim Theron, a South African actor and director of no relation to Theron, commented under a clip of the podcast shared on Instagram: “We’re extremely proud of Charlize and everything she has achieved … but we’re also very proud of our diversity and our amazing and beautiful official languages, of which Afrikaans is one.

“It’s not a ‘dying language’, and it’s not only spoken by 44 people. It’s spoken by millions of people, there are new songs and poems being written every day, movies made etc.”

CNN has contacted Theron’s representatives for further comment.

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On Thursday, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), which was set up to promote multilingualism in the country,responded with a statement calling Theron’s comments “disturbing,” adding that stats show Afrikaans is the third most spoken language in the country.

“These comments made by Ms Theron perpetuate the persistent misconception that Afrikaans is only spoken by white ‘boere’ South Africans, which could not be farther from the truth as 60% of the people that speak the language are black,” the statement said.

The PanSALB went on to add that Theron was held in high regard by South Africa and needed to “continue the commendable work of using her platform to highlight some of the critical socioeconomic issues that affect the continent including the importance of participating in public life using one’s mother tongue.”

Afrikaans, a language first introduced by Dutch colonial settlers and imposed on non-whites by the apartheid regime, is one of 11 official languages recognized in South Africa. It includes words from Asian Malay, Malagasy, Khoi, San, Xhosa, French and Portuguese.

[puckwritesstuff]

Long Live the... - One-Shot

Guess what I just got back from seeing! ^_^

Wakanda Forever-- not quite the level of the first film, certainly, but it had its interesting moments, and a few unexpected appearances! Looking forward to seeing where things go next.

And speaking of unexpected appearances-- I can totally see Fandral as the John Marbury of the UN. "Allow me to present myself, I am Lord Fandral Freyrsson, I was summoned by your president." / "Yes, we've met about ten or twelve times." / "I thought you were the butler." / "No, I'm White House Chief of Staff."

Major spoilers for Wakanda Forever!

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Okoye entered the Wakandan office at the United Nation’s headquarters in Geneva. The room was dark, and she turned on the lights. She gasped when she saw Fandral behind the desk.

“Colonizer! What are you doing here?” she hissed.

Fandral laughed. “I came to congratulate you! I understand we will be working much more closely under your new government.”

Okoye rolled her eyes. “Unfortunately.”

Fandral got up and walked around the desk. “Of course. You never did like me, can’t imagine why.”

“You are arrogant, ignorant, and you think you are far more charming and handsome than you are,” she said.

“I will admit to my arrogance and ignorance,” he said. “But I am the son of a fertility god, so I am exactly as charming and handsome as I think I am.”

He smirked. She shook her head and muttered something in Xhosa. Fandral pretended not to understand.

“As I said, I came to congratulate you on your new position,” he said. “Wakanda was Asgard’s first ally when we came to this planet, and we have long memories. If there is anything I can do, personally, to help you in your new position, I would be more than happy to assist.”

“Of course,” Okoye said. “We in Wakanda remember your king’s loyalty well.”

“And your reluctance to call on us for aid?” Fandral asked.

Okoye paused.

“I am not merely Chief Diplomat,” Fandral said. “And reliable intelligence does float my way every now and again.”

“Your king was most helpful in warning us of the attack on our outreach center in Mali,” Okoye said.

“Yes, it is convenient to have a king that can see and hear everything on the planet,” Fandral said. “Though she can’t watch as often as her father, it does come in handy. But I am not speaking of… surface threats.”

Okoye raised an eyebrow.

“We on Asgard know their kingdom by the name Atlantis,” Fandral said. “But I believe they prefer the name ‘Talokan’.”

“It was not for other nations to interfere,” Okoye said. “As we do not interfere with them. Who is to say that the others, the United States, for instance, would not have chosen to side with the Talokanil in our destruction? Or worse, chosen to destroy them, confirming every terrible thought they have of us? You heard what they said last week about Queen Ramonda.”

“I understand your distrust of the rest of the world, and Toby Zeigler can be a bit of a zealot, but the United States is not your enemy,” Fandral said. “And I think a woman in your position should have the wisdom to understand the difference between enemy, ally, and those that are neither.”

“And I think a man in your position should know what threats their allies face,” Okoye said. “We live in a world that wishes our destruction, that would plunder our resources and enslave our people. You look down from your privilege and dare to think I do not know how to defend the country and the throne that I have sworn my life to?”

Fandral took a step back. “Of course not.”

Okoye nodded. “Ours is a hard won victory, Fandral, Son of Freyr. The United States has already decided that Wakanda poses too much of a potential threat, and is making moves against us. Do not be surprised when your king hears that they are making moves against you as well.”

“I don't think surprise is going to be Sigyn's reaction to learning that people are conspiring against her,” Fandral said. “But it’s just as well. Let me know if you need anything.”

Fandral got to the door before he turned around.

“That being said, I do know a few things about Earth,” Fandral said. “Like the fact that Wakanda was never conquered. My home isn't the destroyed Asgard, but Vanaheim, which is still out amongst the stars. And we were conquered by Asgard long before even Odin All-Father was born. That does leave scars. I might not be Jotun, or a Troll of Alfheim, or a Dark Elf of Svartalheim, but my home bears those scars all the same, despite my privilege. I will not say that I live in a world that seeks my destruction the way that Wakanda does, and obviously I do not share in your experience of the world. But despite all appearances, I do understand some of what you speak. I am sorry that this position is not what you wanted from your life. However, I do believe that you will provide a perspective that this august body is sorely lacking.”

“Thank you,” she said. “I serve my nation and my queen as is asked of me.”

“As do I,” Fandral said. “Congratulations, again.”

“So, what is it you want?” she asked.

He smirked again.

“Now that you mention it…” Fandral said. “I heard you’re looking for a spy.”

Okoye paused. “I’m listening.”