#tog 2

[giotanner]

Joe and Nicky, a love spanning a millennium:

"It's like destiny."

"He's the moon when I'm lost in darkness and warmth when I shiver in cold."

"I know your heart, and that is immortal."

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[joenicolo]

Joe & Andy and their playful bond 🫶

[undead-moth]

"How did the person who wrote that text know about the birthmark prophecy before Nile was even born?" < The writing is bad.

"Why didn't Discord and Tuah retrieve Quynh right away if they were there when she was locked in the iron maiden?" < The writing is bad.

"Why didn't The Guard dream about Discord? Why didn't Joe, Nicky, Booker and Nile dream about Tuah?" < The writing is bad.

"Why did Discord and Lykon lose their immortality if Nile didn't cut them?" < The writing is bad.

"Why did the stab wound Nile gave Andy in the first film heal right away, when the cut Nile gave Booker didn't?" < The writing is bad.

"Why didn't Tuah just tell Nile what Booker was trying to do?" < The writing is bad.

"Why didn't Discord just take Booker's immortality from him since he was willing? Why is she trying to take everyone's immortality as if she can have extra immortality somehow?" < The writing is bad.

"Why -"

Listen. The answer to every single question about this film's nonsensical plot is:

The. Writing. Is. BAD.

[anyataylorjoys]

THE OLD GUARD 2 2025, dir. Victoria Mahoney

[moonandmouse]

final TOG 2 thoughts: there is a much better movie in there somewhere that strips the first immortal / last immortal concept out entirely and allows Quynh to be the big bad. Quynh wanting her immortality to end after centuries of repeated awful dying contrasting w/ Booker (who she's kidnapped and does not immediately release) slowly coming to the realization that he *does* have family to live for and that there's good shit out there in the world if he's willing to look for it. Quynh being convinced that Nile has the power to end her immortality bc she thinks Nile took away Andy's. Quynh trying to box Nile into a corner to do what Quynh wants by threatening Nile's mortal family. Nile having to face her mortal family after letting them believe she's dead, having to let the life & family she's left behind and the life & family she's chosen come together.

and then on the final showdown, Nile and Andy facing off against Quynh together. Quynh deals Andy a mortal wound; Nile deals Quynh one. Quynh still heals. it turns out her obsession with Nile was always wrong; Andy lost her immortality because she stopped *believing* in the life she was living. Quynh in angry hateful tears begging a dying Andy to come back, it's Quynh who's supposed to be dying. Andy quipping, "I always go first" and then dying

and then if you want a happy ending: Andy coming back after. Andy regaining her immortality *because* she cherishes her life and believes in what she does and isn't ready to end yet. Andy and Nile bringing Quynh back into the fold. Andy and Nile and Quynh and Booker and Nicky and Joe *healing* together

do you see my vision

[darbydoo22]

The entire point of The Old Guard was that no one knew when or why they lost immortality. It’s what gave their lives meaning no matter how long they were. Netflix giving it a straight to the point answer on how, when, and why was the worst possible thing the could have done tbh

[sharkinlovewithadolphin]

Me after TOG 2

[lyvsuck]