#hilara

[isabellaofparma]

Apologies for breaking unwanted words. Messia, what would you have me do?

[tokoyamisstuff]

[mileenaxyz]

Y'all... fuck Hilara (stupid bitch on the right played brilliantly by Jamaica Vaughn).

*spoilers ahead*

Now... I was happy to ignore her at first; I figured she was just putting on an act to please her Dominus and survive the hell of slavery.

But very quickly, I realized this is really her. Not only is this dummy bitch clearly in love with Ashur, she's delulu enough to think he loves her too. And at first, the audience is kinda led to believe he does... until we see him have a love-at-first sight moment with a highborn Roman widow.

One of the things I'm absolutely loving about Spartacus: House of Ashur is the social commentary. If you blink, you'll miss it. Hilara is clearly our resident dim-witted pick-me. She's observant enough to psychoanalyze Achillia (Tenika Davis), but still deluded enough to think she and Ashur are truly more than master and slave.

Hilara is easily threatened by other women; even before Achillia attacks Ashur we can tell right off the bat that the Nubian goddess's mere presence rubs her the wrong way. Even before Achillia so much speaks, Hilara's facial expression betrays the fact she's bound and determined to hate this woman.

But the disrespect in yesterday's Episode 3 is what finally made me root for this bitch to die. To left is Messia (Ivana Baquero of Pan's Labyrinth legend), a fellow enslaved woman of Ashur's. Unlike Hilara, Messia is no pick-me. She has no delusions about her status in life. She bears Achillia no ill will and is subtly rooting for her Black Queen to succeed. And she's in love with Hilara (unfortunately).

So yesterday, Messia confesses her love to Hilara, who politely turns her down and tells Messia she's her "dearest friend". I felt bad for Messia, because she was obviously heartbroken, but I was also like, "Sis... you could do better. You deserve soooooo much better." And yesterday's episode proved that when Ashur and Hilara start to get it on right in front of Messia. Annoyed and disgusted, Messia eventually joins in because, again, slave. She's done this countless times before; it's literally how we're first introduced to her character.

It was so irritatingly disrespectful that I'm no longer waiting for Hilara's inevitable slave wake-up call. Next episode, I need someone to just go ahead and yeet her head first over the cliff. Wrap this up.

But this time, Hilara doesn't want her there. Like the Domina she is not and never will be, Hilara dismissively commands her "dearest friend" to "fetch wine" and then "wait until summoned".

Girl, if you don't GTFOMYFWTBS. 🤨

[lorewarden]

Messia and Hilara 1x3/1x8

[mr-l2000]

Honestly felt bad for Messia

[hedas-yellow-pillow]

You're in a being cute contest but your opponent is Hilara watching Achillia fight

[blondelucretia]

extremely random but it just occurred to me that Crassus’ gladiator slave he trained with at the beginning of War of the Damned—

—was named Hilarus. what are the odds that there is some connection with Hilara in House of Ashur? it’s probably a common enough name for the time period, but still interesting that they’d pick a name so similar to one they’d used before! especially since Crassus himself looms over House of Ashur so far, even in his absence. and we don’t know anything about Hilara’s backstory…

(i’m also reminded of the sibling pair in Vengeance, Seppius and Seppia.)

could be nothing! but… 👀

[thedruids-keep]

It's maybe nothing and I just like Messia too much, not sorry about it either. But this image I love because she's looking down on Hilara, rightfully because if anyone confessed feelings to someone who then treats them like trash, then also says they don't mean to be unkind. They have a reason to start hating them. She needs to get back at her in some way.

Hilara is at Ashur's feet, delusional and devoted since ahem, clearly believing she means more than she really does.

Now like I said, it's maybe nothing. Messia and Hilara are Ashur's slaves after all, but Messia is behind him, I feel like she's looking down on both of them. She's not the one at his feet, not at all kneeling in front of him, etc. You get the idea.

If she doesn't get to do something petty or even villainous, may write a drabble myself.

After Ivana's character Eretria plus a few others, Messia needs to do something petty, spiteful, scandalous, or just because she can. Maybe all in one? Just saying.....