Thoughts on The Silent Thaw
First of all...what the fuck.
(Spoiler territory ahead, also lots of swearing bc I’m quaking)
The writing was good??????? After the catastrophe of AVoS’s second half, I was beginning to lose hope that the Erins could write well. But damn, they really did That.
I love all the protags with my whole life; Shadowsight (top quality name btw) is my baby, Rootpaw is utterly hopeless and I love him, Bristlefrost is an espionage icon, she and Ivypool need to team up please and thanks.
Lionblaze was iconic and actually had a purpose instead of just being the sole contributor to Thunderclan’s population. Like, “I’ll check who my parents are before I’m born” had me wheezing.
The fact that Rootpaw’s crush is just like common knowledge and he’s so awkward about it. I mean, I don’t ship it but go off.
And the fact that they stopped the most intense Gathering scene since about arc 3 for everyone to fangirl about how cute he is while Bramblefake is sat there like “What the fuck guys” is just *chef’s kiss*
Speaking of Bramblefake...what the fuck is going on in here on this day?
He was so controlling of Squirrelflight, imma have to get this bitch to leave. And the way he acted around Bristlefrost??????? Ew??????
Literally not a single existing character seems to fit all of the clues we have about him
If the imposter is some dumb shit like Darktail or OG Tigerstar, or God forbid a new character, we riot
Although, he is probably the best villain we’ve had for a while, definitely on par with Sol or Darktail. Like, he’s genuinely terrifying and his whole identity is a mystery, unlike some of the more in your face, Bad Guy McBad type villains that we’ve had previously.
I could talk about Bramblefake all day but I’ll probably just make another post about my theories.
I could watch a whole TV show of Rootpaw and Brambleghost having fun adventures together. I like to think that at some point Rootpaw just gets used to having him around and they just end up hanging out and venting to each other.
Stemleaf and Spotfur’s little gang like omg couple goals
Squirrelflight deserves everything pass it on
As much as I hate to admit it, I actually kind of like Dovewing in this series. Like, she annoyed the shit out of me in OotS, but now that she’d matured, she’s really sweet and a good mum who would probably bake brownies for her kids every weekend. I still can’t stand Tigerheartstar though, please just let Cloverfoot be the leader.
Rootpaw telling Brambleghost to shut up and Stemleaf and Spotfur taking it as a sign to recruit him into their gang, iconic
Jayfeather is still exactly the same, you’re doing amazing sweetie
Tigerheartstar forgetting that he fought in the Great Battle and Thornclaw listening to stories about the old forest that he was there for, ok plot holes I see you
Berrynose sucks ass pass it on
Oh yeah, and of course, tHE FUCKING ENDING?????????? WHAT THE HELL GUYS???????????
And finally, what the fuck
That’s all I have to say on that, Erins don’t you dare let this series under perform or I I’ll eat your kneecaps.