#daph bables

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since everyone’s doing their version, choose some diverse men and i’ll tell you what i think about you ☀️

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they said 2021 would be better than 2020

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“I don’t want the others to think I’m not down to clown at the drop of a hat” AHHSJDJSJJSJNDNW

I am stealing that “down to clown”

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“This power. It’s meant for women…and women alone”

I am digging the world building in this already 😌

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kinda feeling like giving up on giffing and ps kinda feeling like crawling under some covers

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For mutuals you wanna get to know better tagged by the loveliest @martellen thank you so much, sweetie!!!!

tagging: @nynaeve-almearas @korra-of-the-watertribe @maesterleia @iwillneverletgoipromise @visenyatargaryen @allisonaergents @ohwarnette @lilapittss @keirahknightley (feel free to ignore of course!!)

favorite color: purple

currently reading: Words of Radiance....albeit i’ve only read a couple of chapters in the last two months, i’m so sorry, i’m in a reading slump ;___; (yes i am apologizing to a book, is that a problem)

last series: The Wi/tcher s2 (obviously). but before that, i started watching The Office at last (84 years late), i’m in the middle of season 2

last movie: i’m gonna admit...it’s A Castle For Christmas. did i watch it solely because the story’s set up in Scotland? yes. was the movie bad? yes. did i care? not so much.

sweet, savory or spicy? literally all of them, obviously not at the same time. if i have to pick one though....i guess sweet because i have 0 control when it comes to sweets

currently working on: a couple of gifsets, although i wanted to spend my small winter break (ends tomorrow) editing my novel. that failed. 🤡

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thoughts on the wheel of time (tv show) after watching the first 3eps under the cut for spoilers obv. for context, i’m a newcomer and didn’t read the books. nobody cares and that’s fine, i just feel like it

overall? it’s good enough, i’ll keep watching. but i expected more ngl, i’m a tad disappointed

the worldbuilding isn’t very good. no, it’s not that. explanation of the worldbuilding is pretty shitty ngl. of course, OF COURSE, it is super tough to do worldbuilding explanation in cinema/tv format, when the book format is much more adapted to it, so ofc it wasn’t going to be perfect! but the first ep threw a shitload of concepts without explaining jackshit (or almost) and i had to rely on the wot fandom wikia to get things. a few examples:

“welcome to the women’s circle”. wtf is that. is it some sort of ritual to pass to be considered a woman in your community? possibly. but the show doesn’t tell us

warders: not only is the word first (and only time) said in episode THREE although Lan’s been there from the very beginning, we are not told anything about it except that he feels some of what Moiraine feels

they’re gonna look for “ta’everns” or whatever it was, my mind registered it as “tavern” sorry, “who touched the Source”. what’s the ta’evern/what not. what’s the Source. literally never explained

“didn’t you hear what she said? she’s a darkfriend”. what is that...?

the wind thing. what is it??? who knows

Wisdom. again ????? no explanation

why is everyone afraid of Aes Sadai when Moiraine enters the hall? seems like you’d want someone who can bend Light around. we only know for Nynaeve and it’s personal so. cannot be applied to a whole society

THE WHEEL OF TIME ITSELF. yes, i dared include it

the whitecloaks. ok i get where their name comes from. i get they kill violently Aes Sadai. cool. why? never explained. (internet told me it’s because they’re religious fanatics who don’t like magic)

why do only women have this power? oh don’t get me wrong, i love that. but why? (it’s explained in the books. actually it’s like one of the main quotes from the books when you google it so)

on diversity. great! they’re including a lot of diverse people! huge bonus: the actress playing Egwene is an Indigenous Australian, +50 points right there!

and then you see that all or almost dark people are depicted as villains to some extent. the first TWO whitecloaks we’re introduced to (yes i mean the little indian boy): one little indian boy and the dark-skinned man (on the darker part of the sprectrum of dark skin if that makes any sense) (the Questioner! again, wtf is that??? please explain the worlbuilding). the merchant passing through for Bel Tine is black. Dana (on the lighter part of the dark skin sprectrum). Perrin...he may not be a villain per say but his portrayal is not positive (plus, he’s the one among the 4 we’re less given insight to). i gathered from some posts his storyline was changed from the books? anyway, so far, we only have one blonde dude (a whitecloak) who’s a villain

the fight scene in ep1 was...long. too long. and then, Moiraine comes in like 110 years late even though she’s super near and knew trollocs were on their way (thanks to my boi Lan). too long. and then everyone distrusts Moiraine even though she’s done everything she could to protect the kids and people. ungrateful lot. rolls back to the lack of explanation on why people don’t like Aes Sedai.

on characters. the women are carrying this show. Moiraine, Nynaeve and Egwene. they’re carrying what they built tbh. and hey two of them are diverse so thumbs up. oh boy, the male characters though............. except for Lan, EXCEPT FOR MY BOI LAN. Lan is great. ah Thom seems good too (book readers: i checked, i know). so the 3 male kids (i’m calling the 4 “kids”), i literally couldn’t care much about them. Mat, i can, to some extent because he’s turned into a smartass. Perrin and Rand? not so much. RAND deserves his own paragraph. listen, i don’t know how he is in the books but he is an insufferable little bitch in the show. ungrateful. idiotic. the cliché heterosexual. i literally wanted to skip his scenes. the unnecessary heterosexual basic cliché with no flavor drama with Egwene. girl, you did well to choose over your “career” over this smalltown dude who uses relationships as therapy (to paraphrase @sabrinaglevissigs)

on plot. BOOK SPOILERS CAREFUL (i spoiled myself because duh, that’s how i am). the show is doing a pretty bad job at hiding who’s the Dragon Reborn. yeah it’s pretty obvious even to a newcomer. apparently they added Egwene to the 4 ta’everns or what not to make it less obvious (lmao). yeah, they fucked it up quickly enough though. by having her talk to Moiraine and realize she has access to the one power, we can already guess she’s gonna be an Aes Sedai (who the fuck wouldn’t!!!!!!!!! rolls back to shitty worldbuilding explanation) so she’s not the Dragon reborn. mentioned already but Perrin’s storyline.

the opening credits. they’re gorgeous. except a newcomer to the show doesn’t understand jackshit. it reminded me instantly of the opening credits of BBC’s His Dark Materials and a bit less of Netflix’s Daredevil, so no points for originality. because i relied on the fandom wikia, i know the credits are depicting the [BOOK SPOILERS] 7 Ajahs. but they’re a central element to this worldbuilding and!!! why!!! the fuck!!! don’t!!! we!!! know!! about!!! them! ALREADY. 

something that i personally miss, and not just in Wot: A GODDAMN MAP. this is also something that i apply to netflix’s the witcher. I NEED A MAP TO ORIENTATE MYSELF, TO KNOW WHERE THE FUCK WE ARE, TO KNOW HOW IT’S SHAPED. it’s called WORLDbuilding for a reason. and then they throw stuff like “this dead guy is an Aeli”. THAT DOESN’T SPEAK TO ME. GIVE ME A MAP SO I CAN VISUALIZE HOW FAR AELIS ARE FROM THE REST OF WHEREVER THE FUCK WE ARE AND EXPLAIN THE XENOPHOBIA. i hate to say it but g*me of thr*nes had a stroke of genius in incorporating the map in their opening credits. there was not time for details ofc but one could at least get the overall idea.

ok this is already too long and i think i’ve said most of what i wanted to say. like i said in the beginning: i enjoyed it enough and i’m curious to see how things unfold but that doesn’t take away these negative elements listed above and i hope the rest of the season improves

special paragraph for my boi Lan who i never saw coming as one of my favs on this show (Moiraine i knew would happen). Moiraine and Lan are my top 2

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“They say all roads lead there.”

“That’s not how roads work.”

NEW FAV ALERT: Mat