When people say the Valkyries storyline is boring, tired, and overdone,
Yeah I get pissed for the girls as a whole, but what truly pisses me off is what this implies about Emerie’s story.
Emerie has never had sisters, she’s never experienced a bond like this one. And on top of this, she was born into a world where being a woman is the worst possible thing you could be. They strip her of her autonomy and debilitate her, kill her mother and leave her with nothing but her store, which the men are also trying to take.
She spends her whole life systemically oppressed and then she meets Nesta, who also needs saving, who also needs to learn what being a sister is like.
Emerie takes the initiative to join training, to gain the strength and bravery to stand up to these men, all while gaining sisters and creating some of the most beautiful bonds we’ve seen in the series. She experiences girlhood for the first time ever.
And then she proves to the Illyrian men who have ruined her life, that she can be powerful, that she can overcome, and that she can whoop ass.
She can do everything they can and more.
You’re telling me you read all of this and you still think it’s boring and overdone?
Sounds like you prefer basic, male centered bullshit. And that’s just so laughable.