Galadrielaaa

[galadrielaaa]

Everyone complained how the rapid villainization of Daenerys was too abrupt.

Yet, those same people are hating on House of the Dragon.

Their depiction of the slow, steady, devastating and inevitable unraveling of a Targaryen Queen is a masterclass.

And while I am so excited for this season, I am also NOT ready. 🥲

[galadrielaaa]

My dudes I just realized what day it was and rushed to tumblr.

Can’t believe I almost missed our most important holiday.

[galadrielaaa]

Wait wait wait…

You’re telling me that this man:

(Stephen Schwartz)

Who wrote the music and lyrics for THIS:

Including the new songs and lyrical adjustments for THESE:

ALSO wrote the killer songs in this:

And the existential ballads and bangers in THIS:

Also wrote the songs iN THIS?!

(Which is, in my opinion, the best animated movie ever made)

Kudos

Kisses

Oscars

And snaps for you sir!

What a legend!

[galadrielaaa]

Grace Burrowes reading order:

Chronological by story order, not publication order.

For reference: I originally read these books in a mix of series and chronological order. After reading through a second time, I decided to see if I could sort out the best reading order. If a couple was referenced, I placed their story as happening prior to what I was reading.

When I read Lady Violet’s series, I felt it didn’t have vital connectivity to the other stories, and could therefore be read at any time or separately. I had not read Lord Julian or Bad Heir Day series when I started this. I will add them in as I finish them!

1. The Courtship; Duke/Duchess (Percival+Esther)

2. Gareth (+Felicity)

3. Andrew (+ Astrid)

4. Douglas (+ Guinevere)

5. David (+ Letty)

6. Thomas (+ Loris)

7. Matthew (+ Theresa)

8. Axel (+Abigail)

9. Jack (+Madeline)

10. The Captive (Christian+ Gillian)

11. The Traitor (Sebastian+Milly)

12. The Laird (Michael+Brenna)

13. The Heir (Gayle+Anna)

14. The Soldier (Devlin+Emmie)

15. Nicholas (+Leah)*

16. The Virtuoso (Valentine+Ellen)*

17. Darius (+Vivian)*

18. Beckman (+Sara)*

19. Gabriel (+Polly)

20. Trenton (+Elegy)*

21. Ethan (+Alice)

22. Hadrian(+Avis)

[Simultaneous: Nick, Beckman, Darius, Valentine, Trenton]

23. Lady Sophie (+Vim)

24. Lady Maggie (+Benjamin)

25. Lady Louisa (+Joseph)

26. Lady Eve(+Lucas)

27. Windham family Duet (Morgan+Archer, Jonathan +Amy)

28. Lady Jenny(+Elijah)

29. Worth (+Jacaranda)

30. Dukes Disaster (Noah+Thea)

31. Tremaine (+Nita)

32. Daniel (+Kirsten)

33. Will (+Susana)

34. Ashton (+Matilda)

35. Lordships True Lady (Hessian+Lily)

36. Trouble with dukes (Hamish+Megan)

37. Too Scot to handle (Colin+Anwen)

38. No other duke will do (Julian+Elizabeth)

39. A rogue of her own (Charlotte+Lucas)

40. My own true duchess (Jonathan+Theodosia)

41. Truly perfect gentleman (Grey+Addy)

42. Lady of true distinction (Hawthorne+Margaret)

43. Woman of true honor (Valerian+Emily)

44. Lady’s dream come true (Oak+Vera)

45. Holiday Duet (Marcus Bannerfield/Margaret Entwhistle; Max Haddonfield/ Antonia Mainwaring)

46. Hearts True Delight (Ash+Della)

47. Truly Beloved (Fabianus+Daisy)

48. Last True Gentleman (Sycamore+Jeanette)

49. Miss Delectable (Ann+Orion)

50. Miss Delightful (Dorcas+Alasdhair)

51. Miss Dignified (Lydia+Dylan)

52. Miss Desirable (Catherine+Xavier)

53. Miss Dauntless (Matilda+Marcus)

54. Miss Devoted (Psyche+Michael)

55. Miss Determined (Trevor+Amaryllis)

56. Miss Dashing (Hecate+Phillip)

57. Miss Dramatic (Gavin+Rose)

58. My One and Only Duke (Quinn+Jane)

59. When a Duchess Says I Do (Duncan+ Matilda)

60. Forever and a Duke (Rex+Eleanora)

61. A Duke By Any Other Name (Nathaniel+Althea)

62. The Truth About Dukes (Constance+ Robert)

63. How to Catch a Duke (Abigail+Stephen)

64. Never A Duke (Ned+Rosalind)

65. The Bridegroom Wore Plaid (Ian+Augusta)

66. Mary Fran + Matthew novella

67. Once Upon A Tartan (Tiberius+Hester)

68. The MacGregor’s Lady (Asher+Hannah)

69. What a Lady Needs for Christmas (Dante+Joan)

(Lady Violet, Lord Julian, Bad Heir Day not yet included)

[galadrielaaa]

MR. CHU, I WOULD LIKE AN EXTENDED DIRECTORS CUT OF WICKED PLEASE

[galadrielaaa]

I don’t know what the hell you people are talking about.

The Rings of Power is fucking great.

[galadrielaaa]

I feel like not enough people talk about the fact that these divas were voiced by Steve Martin and Martin Short

[galadrielaaa]

Obsessed with the scene where Adar explains to Galadriel that the danger of Sauron isn’t that he takes—it’s that he gives. He becomes what the person needs him to be, or provides them what they need.

To Adar he gave children.

To Celebrimbor he facilitated the ability to create and cement a legacy.

For Galadriel, he not only gave her an army, but he was her ally, her friend, when she’d been all but abandoned by her own people.

Even that warg in 2x01, he feeds him and gains his trust.

But don’t you see that he did the same thing to us? As Halbrand in S1, he became who the audience wanted him to be—drawing us into the deception.

Who was (arguably) the most beloved character in LOTR? The most fascinating? The one the story started to swirl around despite Frodo and the ring being elsewhere?

Aragorn.

We ate that reluctant-lost-king-sexy-grimy-mystery hero shit UP.

He became who and what we wanted him to be. It pulled a thread from the original story tied directly to our nostalgic, gullible souls.

That’s why it was as much a gut punch for us as everyone else to realize who he was.

The Great Deceiver, indeed.

[galadrielaaa]

“But the rings are beyond your reach, as I shall be ere long.

For soon I shall go to the shores of the morning.

Borne hence by a wind that

YOU

CAN

NEVER

FOLLOW.”

-my boi, Celebrimbor (RIP)

[mcpayne]

and if they don't now, they will soon!

[galadrielaaa]

I’ve never seen Helaena so steady, nor Aemond so rattled. What a phenomenal scene.

[galadrielaaa]

Welcome back, Queen

[galadrielaaa]

This mfer really said “FLEE!”

FLEE!!!!

[galadrielaaa]

Seasmoke went I choose you, Pikachu

[galadrielaaa]

[galadrielaaa]

Watching dragons kill each other was a gut punch. In the hypothetical, it makes for an exciting, sweeping story. But in actuality it was just devastating to watch. And this is only the beginning.

[galadrielaaa]

HOW ARE WE FEELIN, AMERICA?

For those unaware, Thursday night was a “presidential debate” between Trump and Biden. It went about as well as can be expected. Twitter is having a field day