Flora&Stars

Multi-Fandom blog for Winx Club, Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir, Fairy Tail and more.

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Let's talk about House of the Dragon

Disclaimer: I am not a professional, and these are just my opinions and criticisms. This is not in any way a form of bashing or hate, nor am I criticising any members of the cast.

It’s been a while, but life has been keeping me busy.

However, I have finally finished the second season of House of the Dragon.

As a dedicated fan of the books, I was really looking forward to this series and was ecstatic when I learned that Fire & Blood was getting an adaptation, especially since House Targaryen is one of my favourite houses.

However, after watching the first two seasons, I have to admit that my enthusiasm has dwindled severely. Here are my reasons why. Once again, this is all my opinion.

1. The physical changes made to several characters

While some character descriptions in the books can be ambiguous, the descriptions of Rhaenys Targaryen and House Velaryon were very clear.

House Velaryon, in particular, threw me off a bit because while I understand this is a fantasy series and, yes, there could absolutely be darker-skinned Valyrians out there…

House Velaryon was not one of them.

(And note: I love the actors and their portrayals—they are amazing.)

Velaryons in the books were described with:

pale skin

silver hair

purple eyes

Basically, they had a very similar appearance to the Targaryens.

So yes, that caused some hesitation for me, especially since their Valyrian appearance played a major role in later rumours surrounding Rhaenyra’s sons being bastards. When you have two Valyrian parents, people expect Valyrian features.

Then we move on to Rhaenys.

I love this actress so much, so this hurts to say, but book, Rhaenys’s mother was not Valyrian, and that is very important because Rhaenys inherited black hair streaked with silver from her Baratheon mother.

I know some people want to say, “Maybe it’s old age,” but respectfully, in the show, her first appearance is during the tourney.

For context, even with the show ageing characters up, book Rhaenys during that period would only have been around 38 years old.

I’ll just let that sink in while I move on to another character, because a lot of people didn’t realise the show version looks almost opposite to her book description.

Helaena Targaryen.

I was so looking forward to my plump, sweet-faced Targaryen princess.

I’ll address Helaena’s changes later in this post.

2. Alicent's character adjustment

The first episode starts, and I’m excited. I’m looking forward to seeing how they bring these characters to life.

(Quick note: I never look at official castings beforehand. I prefer seeing actors in the actual show so I don’t form expectations.)

Then I saw Alicent Hightower, and I felt… confused.

As far as I knew, Alicent Hightower was around 18 when she married Viserys I Targaryen.

Rhaenyra was a child—about 8 years old, if I remember correctly.

They were never best friends.

That was the moment I understood that with this show, I should not expect strict book accuracy.

Book Alicent Hightower was:

highly intelligent

socially polished

politically strategic

ambitious

proud

extremely aware of court dynamics

She understood power.

Very early on, she showed strong political instincts. She is not written as some helpless woman being swept along by events.

Instead, she feels like an active architect of Green power.

She understood:

succession matters

perception matters

alliances matter

bloodlines matter

She was a highly capable woman who had spent enough time at court to understand how to manipulate both the system and the people around her.

Book Alicent was fighting against a child, not a close friend.

And let’s be honest here:

Book Alicent wanted Rhaenyra and her children removed as threats.

This woman was not some soft, meek, “my father told me to do this, so I did” girl.

She was just as ambitious as Otto Hightower.

I was genuinely looking forward to that version of her because I enjoy characters who know how to play the game well.

Book Alicent to Rhaenyra:

“You are the obstacle between my son and the crown.”

Show Alicent to Rhaenyra:

“You were once the person I loved most, and now we stand on opposite sides.”

TWO VERY DIFFERENT CHARACTERS, GUYS.

That said, both actresses who played Alicent were fantastic, and I genuinely hope to see them in more shows and films.

3. Helaena Targaryen

This one hurts me the most.

I was really looking forward to Helaena because, in the books, she was one of the few characters on the Green side that I truly adored.

Book Helaena was described as:

beautiful

plump

sweet-faced

gentle

cheerful

warm

She was beloved by both the court and the smallfolk.

That part matters.

She wasn’t feared. She wasn’t strange. She wasn’t distant.

People genuinely loved her.

She loved simple joys:

her children

riding Dreamfyre

quiet domestic comforts

She felt… human.

Soft.

Kind.

She represented innocence in a family tearing itself apart. And that’s why her later tragedy hits so hard in the books. Because you look at her and think:

“Why her?”

Now compare that to show Helaena.

Show Helaena is:

withdrawn

distant

prophetic

dreamlike

socially detached

Her entire personality revolves around dragon dreams and prophecies. And while I understand what the show was trying to do—in tying both prophecies together for both shows—it just doesn’t feel like Helaena to me.

Show Helaena feels like a mystical seer.

Book Helaena feels like a sweet young queen destroyed by war.

Those are not the same characters.

Book Helaena makes me grieve innocence.

Show Helaena makes me grieve inevitability.

Again:

Two very different characters.

4. Daemon Targaryen

I am going to say something controversial here. Some may agree, some may not.

Stop looking at Daemon Targaryen entirely through modern lenses.

A lot of people watched House of the Dragon and judged every relationship by modern standards and modern morality.

This is a fantasy world loosely inspired by medieval political structures, particularly around the 12th century, where power, marriage, succession, and family dynamics functioned very differently from today.

Based on that, I have never personally viewed Daemon as a groomer in the way many people describe him.

Now, before anyone jumps me, let me clarify.

The Targaryens were incestuous. Their family dynamics were weird as hell. I am not denying that.

But I do not believe Daemon was sexually attracted to his eight-year-old niece.

I think people often look at every interaction between young Rhaenyra Targaryen and Daemon and immediately interpret it through a romantic or sexual lens, and I think that is overly simplistic.

I also think people forget how small House Targaryen had become by the time Rhaenyra was a child.

Before Rhaenyra’s birth, House Targaryen was full of relatives.

By the time she is eight, if we are strictly counting Targaryens, there are only four left:

Viserys I Targaryen

Daemon

Rhaenyra

Rhaenys Targaryen

(And yes, Aemma Arryn had Targaryen blood, but she was an Arryn.)

So yes, I absolutely think Daemon spoiled his niece.

He gifted her things. He paid attention to her. He indulged her.

But I do not believe every gift or every act of affection came from sexual attraction.

At least not when she was a child.

Did that change later, when Rhaenyra became older and their dynamic evolved?

Yes, clearly.

But that is very different from saying every interaction from childhood was grooming.

I also think it is worth pointing out that the age gap between Daemon and Rhaenyra is actually smaller than the age gap between Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.

People often ignore that.

And that should not be surprising, because in the historical period this world draws inspiration from, girls were often married under sixteen to men old enough to be their fathers—or even grandfathers.

Was that ideal? No.

Was it normal in that setting? Often, yes.

So while I completely understand why modern viewers are uncomfortable with Daemon and Rhaenyra’s relationship, I think calling Daemon a groomer without acknowledging the context of the world, the culture of House Targaryen, and the realities of the time period oversimplifies a far more complicated dynamic.

You do not have to like Daemon.

You do not have to approve of his relationship with Rhaenyra.

But I do think the conversation around him is often stripped of historical and in-universe context.

That’s all for today.

I’ll definitely be making more posts on this, but I wanted to start putting my thoughts down while they were still fresh, especially the points I knew I’d forget if I didn’t write them down now.

[cnladies]

TU ZHIYING 屠芷莹 | Dragon Boat Festival

Tu Zhiying: more photos here Dragon Boat Festival: more photos here

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Your Alya salt post is rather boring and one note. Kind of reads like you’re unfamiliar with the larger fandom conversations about the character, or you wouldn’t frame it as though you were saying something unpopular or new. Coldest of cold takes.

While I am aware of the more in-depth conversations, I am focusing on the more common repetitive issues that are seen. The characters of the show are all in some way complex. I have made many notes on some of the more serious underlying issues that you don't pick up at first watch. However, I want to deal with the things being blatantly portrayed to first-time watchers. I planned to do a part two to this later one with the other issues I noticed when I really watched the show beyond the first introductions.

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The Ladynoir Texts

Pt. 26

Half reveals are my everything <3

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HE KNOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Let's talk about Alya

The time has come to talk about a fan favourite outside the dynamic duo of Marinette and Adrien. Today's chosen character is Alya Cesaire going to be a bit more to the point than usual.

This girl has no self-preservation - I don't care what anyone says Alya is around 15/16 and is running into a battlefield to record for her blog. She is a child risking her life for some videos have any of the adults addressed this NOPE. Someone buy this girl a drone, please.

Telling Nino everything even when she shouldn't- I'm being honest I'm quite surprised she never told Nino ladybug's identity. She tells him everything down to the fact she was Rena Rougue and when she gets back her miraculous she also tells him. IT'S A SECRET FOR A REASON. Honestly, we all had that phase in our first serious relationship we tell the person too much. However, somethings should stay between you and your friend not you your friend and your boyfriend.

The Lila situation - If my best friend tells me someone is lying I will believe them and support them. Alya literally brushes off Marinette as jealous. What annoys me is the only time she defends Marinette she still in the end goes back to supporting Lila. Then she posts the interview on her blog without questioning anything. A good friend will call you out on your nonsense, and a great one will do it in private unless you really deserve it in public. Alya is a teenager moved by a good story and nice words but seriously Marinette is her friend. She should treat her like one.

Alya's part in that intervention- All of them in the wrong, every last one. Firstly my closest friends in the world wouldn't do that nonsense even when we were teens. They let me know if they were coming over and did not break boundaries even in friendships you should have boundaries they exist for a reason. As a group, they all broke Marinette's boundaries and in trying to "help" they did not consider she was not ready to talk and tried to force it out of her. Alya as her closest friend only encourage that nonsense.

Alya is impulsive- The incident with Chloe's locker and throwing around assumptions is dangerous. The fact she broke into someone's locker was bad enough. She had no right to do that and the fact a few fans of the show support her on that makes me question the norms of their environment.

Encouraging Marinette with the Adrien situation - We have all had a crush. we have all been the friend that encourages hope and some delusions (within the line of reason) tell me what friend encourages someone to be a STALKER. Alya should have placed some reasonable control on her girl. The day I get that crazy I expect my friend to slap some sense in me. As a friend, you tell your friend the truth whether they want to hear it or not. ALya should have told Marinette "Hey girl, I love you but this is stalker behaviour and I cannot condone this so let's get rid of his schedule and all those photos and let's talk about healthy ways have having a crush" Once I again I love the show and I am letting them all off as they are teenagers but I have to address these things. No character is perfect they all have flaws and criticism will always exist it's how one handles it.

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Let's Talk about Adrien.

Adrien Agreste is the main male character of The Miraculous Adventures of Ladybug and Chat Noir. This is a continuation of my previous post entitled Let's Talk about Marinette.

His relationship with Chloe: I understand that she was his only friend in a family that severely restricted his relationships. However, I do not believe Adrien understands that friendship is an excuse to defend or excuse bad behaviour. When it is made clear that Chloe is a bully, he often encourages others to forgive her or ignore the problem. When her victims are happy that she is leaving he lectures them. I understand that Adrien is very naive and sheltered however he unknowingly seems to victim blame.

His emotional cheating: While he is "with" Kagami he still has feelings or an attraction to Ladybug. This is shown when he continues to flirt with his superhero partner on multiple occasions. While I understand they may have been pressured into their relationship and possibly bonded over their relationship with their parents that is not acceptable.

His relationship with Ladybug: Putting it simply he is in love with someone who doesn't love him. In his attempts to pursue this relationship with his constant flirting, he gets distracted and often puts himself in danger which could be avoided if he was focused. His love for her is a bit concerning when he completely changes himself for her. Once again folks you don't change key parts of your identity just to fit someone else's mould because you love them. Worse yet he changed to suit his public civilian persona that he knows everyone would love, a persona that is not him. He puts himself in a cage to suit her when Chat Noir gives him freedom from that cage. I cannot as an aunt, friend and sister encourage those in my social circle to ever do that.

The Lila Rossi problem: While I can blame his response on his upbringing I will only say this once. Adrien could have just told Alya and Nino what happened with ladybug and everything would have been settled. Instead, he chose to keep quiet. There is also the fact that he only realised how Lila was when she got Marinette expelled yet he still stayed silent. As Edmund Burke once said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

The tantrum thrown in Syren: Once again they are teenagers however he really took off his miraculous cause she was instructed by the person who gave them their miraculous to stay quiet? Then in that same moment did not listen to his kwami and was ready to abandon Paris simply cause he was mad. I am not even touching this with another person's polyjuiced body holding a ten-foot pole.

An anon recently assumed that I disliked the show based on my criticisms of Marinette but I don't. All good characters need flaws without flaws a perfect character is boring. However, there are some things I feel compelled to comment on. Adrien is a teenage boy who is growing up in a home with an emotionally manipulative and negligent father he has flaws. However, I cannot excuse all his actions.

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If I'm going to have to see the same smug essays about how "miraculous is problematic because [insert the writer complaining about the female characters]" can y'all at least come up with some new points. Enough "Marinette is a stalker because of a cartoony representation of a teen crush" more "Alya mines for bitcoin".

You do realise I acknowledge her growth however I’m more bothered by how they portray her crush it is stalker-like and it's a genuine issue. After all, what is a good character without flaws? As many persons have used it, you can assume that it is a character flaw that got many watchers. Thank you for your opinion.

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Hey! Would you mind tagging your Marinette post for salt?

Sure no problem 

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Beast World Fanfiction Recommendations on Wattpad.

You all know you have read at least one do not lie to yourselves.

1)Tripped into the Beast world by _lmaoidkwhoiam_ (WIP) 60 Chapter

" Every female needs a male to protect her from feral beasts and other dangers, I'm a feral. I could snap your pretty little neck right now " " Try it and I'll just cut through your throat, If you don't wanna die while killing me, totally not recommended " Ever found yourself chilling on top of tree while you're going to school? No? Well then, you're totally not the main character. And being one is totally not recommended.

2) Imara Diversifies The Beastmen World by PurpleDepp (WIP) 119 Chapters.

After an accident, Imara, a 28-year-old plus-size black woman, ends up in a strange rainforest world from a bittersweet novel she read. This wild jungle is full of mysterious and dangerous beastmen, just like the stories she used to read.

To stay alive, Imara has to carefully plan her every move as she tries to find love, family, and friends in this strange place. With each step, she becomes tougher and learns to protect herself from the mysteries lurking in the beastmen world.

Imara's journey is like a tricky dance, a skilful way of staying alive among different groups of friends and foes.

Her story is about figuring out how to survive in a captivating but wild world where danger and strategy are always tangled together, like vines in an endless battle for control.

This is a mature book, but the smut isn't the main component of the story or plot. 3) Rewriting Bai Qingqing's Beastworld Story by Rotten-Aunt(WIP) 56 Chapters

Remember that 16-year-old Female Lead who's always indecisive and unadaptable, in 'that' Beastworld Story? Ꮚ⁠˘⁠ ⁠ꈊ⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠Ꮚ Yes!!! That one! What if a 48-year-old retired Model and Artist was placed in that situation instead? ಠ⁠﹏⁠ಠ No! She won't grind flour, cook or farm vegetables. Let her powerful and hot mates do those laborious jobs. ♪⁠～⁠(⁠'⁠ε⁠｀⁠ ⁠) She needs her beauty sleep and practice her acting skills to hunt down her favourite MLs instead. Honestly, guys this one is one of my favourites the author is currently on a much-needed sabbatical but her work is great outside of this story she has two more that I also enjoy. 4)The Beauty's Hidden Beast by ChubbyLiv(WIP) 86 Chapters.

In a twist that not even Yaya could have predicted, she's suddenly smack in the middle of Nivi's latest obsession: a world brimming with beast-men. No, not just your average hairy dudes, but handsome men with actual animal features.

Determined to navigate this bizarre reality with her sanity intact, Yaya hatches a plan as pragmatic as her wardrobe: rehome these too-good-to-be-true "book husbands" to the one person who's always dreamed of such romances─Nivi─her best friend.

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNINGS ⚠️

Yaya and Her Males: The relationship between Yaya and her future males will be far from an idyllic love story. Instead of healing each other wounds, they might just be opening new ones. It will get better along the way, I think… I hope.

I'm here to present you a story, not a lecture on how to be a decent human. Feel free to criticize and judge my characters, whether in your mind or through the comments. If you spread awareness in my stead, that would be even more awesome, hehe.

Yaya vs. BQQ: If you thought BQQ set the bar for treating her males shitty, wait until you meet YY. You'll know what I mean once you dive into this novel. Feel free to form your own opinions about her─whether it's disdain, frustration, or outright disbelief. Defend your biases, embrace your reactions, and let out your inner rage, rawr.

Yaya: Her purpose isn't to be relatable. Not for me, not for you, not for anyone. But, feel free to explore her thought pattern and see the world through an entirely different lens.

Yaya vs. Nivi: Someone mentioned that Yaya needs Jesus, lol. In Yaya's world, Nivi is her Jesus.

I'll only recommend these four as they are all the ones I have read on Wattpad that I am willing to share with others. I hope you all enjoy these and if you get hooked well welcome to the abyss.

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Let's talk about Marinette

Marinette Dupain Cheng is the main character of The Miraculous Adventures of Ladybug and Chat Noir. As my cousin has recently found this fandom, I rewatched it. I have several issues that I need to address, but we shall start with Marinette's first.

The obsessive behaviour linked to her crush, Adrien Agreste - not many understand how creepy this is. Still, Marinette believes she is so in love with Adrien that she resorts to highly obsessive and stalker-like behaviours. A key example is that she keeps a large copy of his personal schedule, then she has multiple photos of him. Luckily, all these photos seem to be from his modelling or group hangouts. Then there was that sniffing the clothing scene. It was frankly very disturbing. If this is indeed what the creators think is normal behaviour for a girl with a crush, I am worried for the boys their girl's crush on. Then I worry about the young girls who said they relate to her behaviour. Her crush is obsessive and creepy luckily as time goes on I see her following more normal behaviours.

How she deals with the Lila Rossi Problem - What concerns me about her situation with Lila is that she does not inform her parents at all. I understand not telling Ms.Bustier as the woman is an enabler and push-over. However, it seems to indicate that Marinette's relationship with her parents is not as perfect as once portrayed. Hiding her status as Ladybug and the guardian might be the reason, but in a way it isolates her. The high-road advice from Adrien that she follows is also infuriating and how her friends basically ignore her telling them the truth due to their belief she is jealous. Marinette has no clear support, and it shows how hard it is for her. Her friends believing Lila over her is the first true introduction to betrayal. Yet she does not grow much from it, showing that Marinette herself is holding on with a lot of hope in them but not vice versa.

Her relationship with Luka - We get a chance to see her in a proper relationship. However, it's coloured by her acceptance of Adrien being with Kagami and the fact she is growing as a person. Luka seems to be a great person for her and she acknowledges this,however, is ruined by her responsibilities as Ladybug. She eventually has to say goodbye to Luka when he leaves Paris for both her and Chat Noir's sake. Marinette is always going to be tied to Adrien even when she moves on, which is annoying. It allows her no growth.

Her relationship with Chat Noir - I understand they are teens and occasionally will make decisions using only their emotions and later regret it. However, I find Chat Noir/Adrien's assistance to be with Ladybug even when she turns him down a bit uncomfortable. He has not crossed any boundaries, but he seems to have no concept of well understanding that he needs to stop. Marinette often does keep up the banter, but she is very clear that she and Chat are not a couple. Even when he is with Kagami, he still hits on her and I'm uncomfortable with that. Marinette has a problem actually saying no and I'm starting to notice it.

Just because you like someone does not mean you do everything they say - Adrien tells her not to expose Lila, and she holds back. He tells her he is disappointed about the farewell Chloe party and she immediately wilts. She changes herself and her opinions to cater to him. It is something a lot of us can relate to but also realise was wrong. How many of you can say that she should have explained to him why his advice and lecture were wrong?

Why tell Alya her identity? - I get she was stressed and felt like she was drowning but Alya was one of the persons that encouraged her obsessive crush, runs a blog hoping to reveal her superhero identity and who so easily believed Lila over Marinette. Best friend or not, she had other options like her parents or even Luka (before he found out and left) An anon recently assumed that I disliked the show based on my criticisms of Marinette but I don't. All good characters need flaws without flaws a perfect character is boring. However, there are some things I feel compelled to comment on. Marinette is a teenager going through it, but every time she shows growth and takes several steps forward, the creators pull her eight steps back. Marinette deserves true growth that shows aka take a hint from the fandom we are screaming at this point.

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Let's talk about The Miraculous Adventures of Ladybug and Chat Noir aka Miraculous Ladybug

Hey guys I'm back and ready to rant! So many of us have heard of or watched Miraculous Ladybug and based on the numerous fanfictions I would on AO3, Wattpad and the like I know it's popular.

For those who haven't watched or heard of it, the story follows two teenagers Marinette Dupain Cheng (ladybug) and Adrien Agreste (Chat Noir). Essentially both teens save an old man who is the guardian of jewels called the miraculous that give you magical powers and companions. Hence, he chooses them to be the new heroes in order to hopefully regain a stolen miraculous that is being used for evil.

Marinette is a stalker: I know we love her very much but am I the only one creeped out by her obsession with Adrien. She got his schedule without his permission and used it. She occasionally follows him and has his face plastered everywhere for at least three seasons. What is worse about this is that all the girls in her class encourage this creepy and obsessive behaviour and make plans I understand that they are young but no, I felt sick every time I scene showing her obsession came up. In addition, her parents see her room and laugh about it, and her kwami (magical creatures linked to the miraculous) Tikki seems to encourage her on occasion. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN ADDRESSED!

Gabriel Agreste is an abusive parent: Abuse does not have to be physical. Mr Agreste is emotionally neglectful and abusive while also being incredibly controlling and manipulative. Even his attempt to shelter his son raises some eyebrows. This man never buys his son an actual gift, he only hugs him 1-3 times in the show and attempts to stop him from watching his mother's work. In addition to that, I get being an over-protective parent but his deal with Lila sickens me. His control over his son's likes and dislikes and hobbies borders beyond parenting. If you are a good parent your child should be able to confined in you, ask questions and have conversations. Good parents can be proactive but accepting. The man is so busy being a supervillain he doesn't even recognise that he is no longer being accepted as a true parent. He makes Adrien almost submissive to him in a way like a robot to never rebel, ask questions or differ from what Gabriel wants.

Adrien Agreste is a pushover who occasionally has his moments but he is very flawed: Being raised in a household run by Gabriel Agreste makes Adrien likely to not address an issue no matter who it harms. In the Lila situation, all he had to do was back Marinette up, all he had to do was pull Alya and Nino aside and tell them what happened instead he says take the high road what high road she is LYING THROUGH HER TEETH TO OUR FRIENDS! When he does stand up for his friends outside of the suit he does it well and honestly with a lot of truth and it's commendable. However, for someone that is a hero, he is out here being selfish at the worst times. How he reacted to the Identity of the Guardian of the mIraculous and what he did during the Akuma attack was incredibly selfish. His behaviour with Chloe. That girl is a bully yet he scolds those who have been victims for being happy when she is not around. If I was Marinette I would have side-eyed him so hard.

4. They had no training and Master Fu was cool with this: He sent children out to battle an adult with no training whatsoever. WHY!! They could have gotten killed or just given up to Hawkmoth.

5. Miss Bustier is an enabler: This statement needs no explanation if you know you know.

6. Where does she get the time: Marinette is a designer yet we are reminded of this every now and then and she is the youngest in their class. Most of Marinette's creations are wonderful, so each one is carefully crafted and promoted out of the box. She is class president and helps at her parent's bakery all while managing her superhero persona and her grades which is why I have to ask IS SHE SLEEPING? The same goes for Adrien as well they both balance so much I'm shocked there is not an episode where they both just lose it and verbally annihilate Hawkmoth. Personally, if that were me I would be so mad and Hawkmoth would feel my wrath.

7. Jagged Stone has Marinette design things for him and is close to her family why isn't she more famous? I'm leaving this to be analyzed and explained to me cause frankly I would like an explanation. 8. Marinette's lack of ability to speak Mandarin makes sense to me but some other things bother me. I understand that a lot of teenagers and young adults grow up in a home with a parent who speaks a foreign language and never learns the language but learns their culture. Marinette's Chinese background is barely explored, one movie and a few episodes do not count as background. I want her in traditional wear from time to time. Yes, she lives in France but I find it a bit bothersome that she never really gets to explore deeper into it we know all about her French and Italian background shows more than her Chinese background.

There is so much more I wanted to say after really watching this show and I will tell you guys the truth. I am getting more and more annoyed with each new episode.

[fairyqueentitana]

Twilight has issues

Like every other girl, I watched the movies and read the books and now I shall rant.

Isabella Marie Swan is a romantic idiot - Now I get that vampires are supposed to suck in their prey and in a way tend to hypnotise humans so much so that common sense is not that common but seriously who follows a vampire into the woods ALONE. Even with a friend, she would not have a chance but who does that. She finds out that she is a blood singer and thinks oh we can have a wonderful relationship. Sis your blood is his drug of choice you are his literal special walking and talking blood bag. Who chooses the walking undead over their family and loved ones. Mind you ladies and gentlemen I say nothing about money cause we all need money these days can't blame nobody for looking for stability. However, Bella was not looking for stability she was looking for the sparkly disco stick connected to her equals sparkly disco ball of her boyfriend.

Renesme is totally going to hate her mum - So for those that don't know Ragamuffin is the biological demon spawn of Edward and Bella half vampire/half human. She was imprinted on by Jacob Black now what is so off-putting by this is that Jacob was infatuated with Bella throughout the whole series until of course, he made eye contact with Renesme. I should point out he really wanted her dead until the dreaded eye contact happened and the imprint bond formed. Now Reenesme is a bit self-conscious about the fact she does not sparkle and Bella tells her "You're the prettiest" Edward being the dad of the year straight up says "I have to disagree" (those two should not be parents) The kid is obviously going to grow with an inferiority complex towards her mum how will she feel when she finds out not even Her Jacob wanted her initially and that he was in love with her mother.

Imprints - I noted this before with Renesme however I wanted to address something people love to ignore. The bond could be that of a friend, protector,brother/sister or lover so why in the world is everyone letting Sam and Emily off. Yes, Emily is his imprint but he was ENGAGED to Leah her COUSIN and chose to pursue her romantically and no one but Leah is mad at him. Emily tells him no a bunch of times eventually her harsh words cause Sam to lose control and stuff but after that, she starts dating him, They could not have chosen to have a platonic or family relationship no lets eventually date and throw that in Leah's face both of them are in the wrong. Next, if they imprint on a child then that should be an automatic big brother/sister relationship nothing more nothing less.

The Cullens cover story is just awful it is ridiculous seriously Edward, Alice and Emmett could have played their kids and Rosalie and Jasper their significant others who live with them due to family issues or being listed as guardians when their parents died in a horrible crash three years ago. They just had to use the most outrageous cover story out there and it shows.

Bella did one thing right - Bella ensured herself a comfortable future I mean the Cullens are loaded she will never be wanting for anything ever, unfortunately, she will have to continuously attend school for the rest of her immortal life.

BLOODLUST IS AN EMOTION AND SO IS HUNGER - Y'all Jasper is an empath and he lives with a group of vampires to be clear he lives with Edward who is struggling not to drain his blood singer on a daily basis. The Cullens owe him a huge apology that was not his fault.

Esme is the only one with a fully developed brain- Esme is the oldest out of all the Cullens she was turned when she was 26 years old one year after the brain is said to fully develop. No wonder she seems to be the sanest person in that family.

Stuck in time - WHile they have lived for a very long time and adapted the Cullens still maintain many of their learned habits from their times and as they are frozen at that age I would have to assume that they maintain certain thoughts and opinions of their time. I'm slowly hinting at the fact that Jasper was a Confederate solider so he may be quite racist..........

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Let's talk about Harry Potter shall we

First of all, I would like to make it clear that I do not condone hateful language, if you disagree with me fine but you can do so respectfully this means you don't accuse me of lying or call me names. If you do I will delete your comment and block you I have no time for that.

Albus Dumbledore is both a villain and a hero.

Our lovely headmaster is a master manipulator and while he cares for the greater good of the society I don't think he cares for the greater good of individuals. We all know of his relationship with Grindelwald but the loss he suffered due to the different paths they choose to take in life. I can see the headmaster as a protector but at the same time, he fashions himself to be all-knowing while holding back critical information. The Horcruxes were vile but I'm sure if he had asked in the right places for help he would have known how to remove it from Harry.

He set the boy up to die and manipulated Harry on several occasions. I also want to ask WHY DID HE NOT GIVE BACK THE INVISIBILITY CLOAK? Honestly, I have so many questions about the reasons behind this man's decisions.

Ron Weasley in the movie is not the best friend or boyfriend.

I don't care who you ship with these two however realistically speaking these two would not work. While the book Ron is a much better friend than the movie Ron and has more lines than the movie ron. He is not the ideal friend or boyfriend to anyone he has a nasty habit of abandoning Harry the Goblet of Fire and deathly hallows two. For those of you who are ready to blame the Horcrux shut up. If it were Hermione who left y'all would be up in arms.

Ron may support Harry in his battles and occasionally in his worst times but he is quick to anger and jealousy but rather lazy and sometimes downright cruel.

When it comes to his relationship with Hermione I personally see it as wasteful or a high school love that fades after a year or two probably less. Hermione is ambitious, hardworking and quite determined she is intelligent and fierce. Ron however while he is smart (when he wants to be) lacks ambition and is lazy unless it's something he likes and he does not understand Hermione much.

They Lack shared interests other than magic and Harry the two are very different but they share a trauma bond right. Also, does anyone notice that Ron is quicker to find fault with Hermione than positive things? At least he admits she is scary but brilliant.

Molly Weasley is either too controlling or really dumb.

First of all her response to the bars on the windows and Harry barely being fed bothers me what kind of parent says that. Second of all that woman is not supportive of Fred and George at all and it irritates me. I know that they are identical twins but I have been around identical twins and can easily tell them apart these are your sons lady.

She harps and harps about a ministry job but Charlie is a dragon tamer in Romania and Bill is a curse breaker in Eygpt. The fact two of her eldest sons found their jobs far far away from her says something. THE HOWLERS yall that is cruel just because you have to does not mean you should use it. Embarrassing your kids like that is never okay.

Her lack of respect for Sirius in his own home, when it pertains to his own godson, is disgusting. She acts like she is Harry's mother and while she may be seen as a surrogate she is not his godmother or guardian. While Sirius is a fugitive he is Harry's godfather she did not have any right to treat him as she did.

Her behaviour in the goblet of fire to Hermione before Harry opened his mouth. If it was because she thought Hermione was manipulating or hurting Harry the first thing she should have done was ask Harry about the article and not treat Hermione like that. If this was about Ron and his "feelings" for Hermione then she needs to keep that to herself nobody is obligated to date and marry anyone cause they have a crush on them.

Hermione Granger is often placed on a pedestal

Hermione like every character in this show is flawed as she grows she learns but she has some bad behaviours. She puts books and education before her own individuality and in the first book is a bit of a bossy snob that slowly changes over time. She follows authority without a thought too much for anyone's liking but that also changes but ummm y'all Hermione is dangerous she kept a woman in a jar, convinced Harry and Ron to drug and hide their year mates and then pretend to be them while providing the means to do so.

She uses a spell on a student to help Ron get on the team. Her hitting Draco is a thing of legend but Hermione is definitely not a goody two shoes. What scares me about that is that she hides this side of her behind her bookworm nice girl mask. Only Harry and Ron get to see how cruel and protective Hermione could be.

Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter bother me,

Everyone loves them and that's nice but umm she could pass as his sister. She is literally Lily Evans if she liked Quidditch and was a pureblood when I picked up on the distinction I wanted to vomit. Her description and Lily's are very similar with minor changes honestly this relationship bothers me.

Draco Malfoy was a bigot and racist but he also deserved a chance that is all I am saying on the Draco front.

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Let's talk about TVD

For those who don't know TVD is the shortened name for the series known as The Vampire Diaries, the story centres around a girl by the name of Elena Gilbert after the tragic death of her parents.

Elena survives the accident that took her parents' lives and is preparing for her first day of school at the beginning of the series. Now, this all seems nice and mundane until the story progresses and she is dragged into the world of vampires, witches and werewolves, did I mention that she is a doppelganger and the most essential ingredient in a ritual that she has to die in. Yeah so not how she saw her life going.

To make matters worse she gets trapped in a love triangle between her boyfriend Stefan and his brother Damon. Right now that you are all caught up let's jump in.

While the show is quite popular and people celebrate the final victories of Elena and her friends I have an issue with multiple things.

Several Characters in this show are SA'ed one way or another and everyone acts like it's okay. When we are introduced to the Salvatore brothers the reason we are given for their feud is a woman. Not just any woman their sire and the 2nd doppelganger Katerina Petrova aka Katherine Pierce. She moves into their home and flirts with both men while compelling them to keep the relationship a secret from the other brother. While Damon was okay with her vampirism, Stefan was not he was horrified and did not want to be intimate with her anymore. What does Katherine do? Compel him to be fine with it and then continues to be intimate with him. Guys that isn't normal she should have stopped what she did was wrong. The second example is Damon Salvatore who I have to wonder if he is a serial offender what he did to Caroline was awful and nobody really told him off about it he even became best friends with her mother! Then he proceeds to do this with Andy Starr and admits that he was taught to do this by his mentor a female vampire by the name of Sage. He never apologises for these things. Others who come to mind are Klaus, Kol and Lucien however I can't confirm these so they are off the hook.

Elena Gilbert is either Toxic/narcissistic as hell. While at the beginning of the show, we see her as a mourning and afraid girl who is protective of her family which is not really who she is. She uses her friends to their own detriment not caring about the consequences until they really affect her. When she finds out about what Damon was doing to Caroline she scolded him briefly and moved on from the matter then after Caroline is changed she seems to completely forget why Caroline doesn't like Damon and even starts to treat him better than her friend. Another thing Bonnie Bennett has died countless times to protect and help Elena always at her own determent. When Bonnie dies she cries when she finds out it can kill Bonnie she cries but she does not learn from this at all, may I remind yall Bonnie's grams died doing something for ELENA. Then when it comes to not making enemies this girl just makes things worse for herself I mean yes Rebekah was the villain in her book but she had a chance to earn respect and Rebekah's trust what does this girl do stabs her in the back literally then pouts and cries when Rebekah runs her off of a bride when she in her infinite wisdom would not have been in that situation if she had left the woman alone. The situation with the cure as well pissed me off as they knew the consequences of killing an original and chose to kill Kol committing mass genocide and leaving Klaus with his brother's corpse. We all know they could have incapacitated him instead or like any wise person wait on Klaus. Elena is everyone's focus and they constantly sacrifice for her and she does not ever decide to do something smart about it to have a peaceful life. That bothers me.

Caroline and Bonnie Deserved Better. Let's start with our dear Bennett witch, Bonnie Shelia Bennett is a year younger than Elena and so far has died more times than anyone in the show. She never gets a happy ending at all Luka was not on her side and dies, Ben kidnaps her, Jeremy cheats on her and eventually dies, Kai is infatuated with her but tries to kill her, Kol and her would have been fun but it never came to pass and Enzo is killed by Stefan. In addition to it, all her family literally has bad luck with doppelgangers, Amara ran off with Qetsiyah's fiance, Katherine sold out Emily and got her burned at the stake and Elena was the reason Bonnie's mum lost her magic and became a vampire, Shelia died and Bonnie well you get my point. Everything was for Elena and Bonnie lost everything so many times. Now unto Caroline, she has been compelled, raped, taken advantage of, killed and turned without her consent, hated by her parents, and tortured by one of them. And before Klaus, she was of the opinion that every guy she was interested in preferred Elena. And sometimes Elena made things worse. She had a crush on Stefan he turned her down for the copy of his ex/rapist. She likes Matt that's cool and all but he still loves and will always choose Elena. He even looks to her for guidance/approval when it comes to his relationship with the blonde. And Tyler is an idiot who is situationally in love with caroline. The only man that really and truly wanted her honestly she could not be with cause he was Elena's enemy. And she only tells him on the condition he leaves town, not for her sake but everyone else's. When she finally gets Stefan he dies on the same day they get married. Caroline and Bonnie never get their happy-ending relationships because both of them lose the men they love every time. In addition, I would like to point out that they sacrificed so much and hardly got anything from it. Moving on from their love lives when someone turns off their humanity a lot of the things they say are honest to a point. I firmly believe a lot of the misery Elena put the both through without her humanity was the deeply buried thoughts the girl had. There is so much more I want to touch on but I'll leave these three points for now. Please note that I will be doing another relationship dive on TVD and the next show getting talked about will be either MLB, H2O just add water or Teen Wolf.

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Favorite Historical Drama Queens & Empresses (2/?)

Ula Nara Ruyi (Empress Xiaoxianqing)

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Daughter of Ula Nara Na’erbu (Left Minister) and Madam Na

Empress of Aisin Gioro Hongli (Qianlong Emperor)

Mother of Aisin Gioro Yonghuang (adopted) (Prince Ding’an of the First Rank), Aisin Gioro Yongqi (Royal Mother) (Prince Rong of the First Rank), Aisin Gioro Jingsi (Princess Heyi of the First Rank),and Aisin Gioro Yongji

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Stan Ruyi

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GMW Rant

So I know a lot of you would have grown up during the last few good days of Disney Channel and I'm sure a lot of you enjoyed Girl meets world personally I prefer Boy meets world but hey let's not compare to harshly. I have problem with Riley and it's not a small problem it's a big one I dislike her character she gets in everyone's business and thinks everything revolves around her.What makes me dislike her is how they portray her friendship with Maya. If I had a friend that went behind my back to enter me in something I made sure to states I did not want to do without my permission I would be pissed. If my friend was too dumb to realize 'hey her mum might have to take up an extra shift since it's just the two of them and she is the person bringing in the money.' No she goes with her assumptions and does whatever she wants? That friendship would not exist due to her behaviour and I know my family would not like her Riley is immature and very naive. While I love the actress the role of Riley does not suit her.

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Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

This drama broke me into a billion tiny pieces. Somebody, please do a rebirth story for Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace I am so upset about the ending I can't even write or watch another C-drama this show broke me. Like seriously let her wake up a day after her wedding with knowledge of how things went please for my more heart somebody write one for her.