in the meantime

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[mylittledeery]

SOMEBODY SEDATE ME

HIDE EVERY SINGLE SHAVING RAZOR

[alilgayblog]

Lewis Pullman and Greg Williams take a walk around Hollywood

[percyfraser]

MY LADY JANE 1x02 — "Wild Thing"

[flashbacksechoes]

MY LADY JANE (2024-) 1.08 God Save the Queen

[kendalroys]

My Lady Jane 1.07 "Another Girl, Another Planet"

[charnel-grounds]

František Drtikol (1883–1961) - Untitled (Skull), 1913

[stelly38]

I think we all just died a little.

[nightmareforts-deactivated20240]

The problem with the "Rhaenyra is a cool feminist and Alicent is a terrible misogynist" approach is that it falsely alleges their conflict originates from ideological disagreements as opposed to personal ambitions, completely ignoring what they're actually trying to do and why.

Rhaenyra is not pressing her claim with the goal of advancing the rights of other women (she even gives castles to younger sons when given the chance), and Alicent is not pressing Aegon's claim with the goal of denying women rights. Both are acting out of self interest, using whatever rhetoric benefits them and their families. The fact that Rhaenyra's claim is the more progressive one is entirely coincidental—there's no reason to believe she wouldn't do what Alicent did if their roles were reversed, and vice versa.

Of course the potential political ramifications of their actions are important to consider as readers and viewers, but it's also important to remember that those ramifications have absolutely nothing to do with the personal vices and virtues of either character. They're just doing what they think they have to do to get ahead. (This also how most people in real life end up supporting the causes they do! That's what makes this story and these characters so realistically human.)

That is why you can support Rhaenyra politically while also sympathizing with Alicent on a personal level.

[sprklejumpropequeen]

Maud always going on and on about how she almost died giving birth to Taggie just for her to forget her birthday. girl fuck you

[m-tme]

I’ve been reading different thoughts on the first episode of Season 2, especially the scenes between Declan and Maud.

Honestly, what makes their dynamic so compelling is that they’re both wrong.

Maud is a narcissist and completely self-absorbed. She has the audacity to ask if he and the kids even miss her. Girl, wake up — you left because you weren’t the center of attention anymore. No one’s convincing me otherwise.

That said, Declan isn’t innocent either. He’s been an absent husband and father, way too wrapped up in his work. Sure, he has every right to focus on his career (just like she does), and yes, he’s the one paying the bills and the mortgage — the show made that very clear in Season 1. But even so, he still could’ve made more of an effort this time. He should’ve actually gone to see her in the theater instead of lying about it.

To be fair, I don’t think it came from pure malice. It felt like he was trying in his own limited, emotionally stunted way — especially when he reluctantly agreed to the tour. Maud was so pissed off because she’s clearly insecure about going back to acting after so long, and she desperately craves his support. But let’s not pretend she ever gave him that same support when he was anxious or stressed before interviews.

What I realized while rewatching Season 1 recently is that she did try to talk to him many times, only to be dismissed or completely ignored because his work always came first. So yeah, her lack of support (and the affairs) feels like retaliation.

Obviously none of this justifies anyone’s behavior.

What I think is that these two are so focused on themselves that they’re the living embodiment of miscommunication. I genuinely believe they don’t know how to communicate with each other — especially how to listen — nor do they know how to love each other properly. And that’s exactly what makes their scenes so fascinating to watch.

[ssoliswitchh]

any good My Lady Jane fics that anyone recommends? I'm still upset that it was cancelled and I've been looking for works that fill that hole

[ssoliswitchh]

Declan and Maud need to get a divorce, except they're probably Irish catholic so they're just going to stay together and make it everyone else's problem

[ssoliswitchh]

GUYS I CAN'T WATCH HACKS BECAUSE HBO WON'T LET ME INNNNNNNNNDW;KJCNQWE'OFB'QEOIWFDHGQOWEIBDWDEKLBN

[ssoliswitchh]

when does tony baddignham die

[souryam]

will you make a song for him

[obskurity]

Rivals - {Season 2} - Trailer

[ssoliswitchh]

close enough welcome back ross poldark

[ronijeen]

Nehemia Ytger from TOG! I haven’t seen much fanart of Nehemia, so I took it into my own hands and created one 😼 I hope u guys like it

Also haven’t posted in forever on here………..but I’m back……..