#watching c4

[rudplant]

i'm in love with the "don't tell your parents they'll kill me" dynamic

i am even more in love with that dynamic when it's a fucking creepy ancient weapon who says that

[beessswax]

brennan lee mulligan has three lanes and it’s; a) incredibly meaningful stuff, b) just nasty mean, and c) fun facts

[rudplant]

i have actually been thinking about all these little "hal won't be happy about me involving his kids into this" and "hal will kill me if anything happens to you" comments we've heard throughout the campaign and

i kinda believe that hal trusts his children more than that??? he knows that his daughters are not little girls but young brilliant women and he acts accordingly. i mean of course he would never put them directly in danger, of course he protects them, of course he wouldn't want them to be harmed in any way BUT

he very well knows that they are capable and smart. and they have each other, and they have elodie, and they have him and he has them, and they are not alone. he doesn't tell them everything but he's not actively hiding stuff or something. he gives them the opportunity to know things they get to know. he's honest when he says that everything's bad

he lets shadia use the paint and the blades even though he himself does not feel very confident about them

he lets hero be around and organize their little conspiracy teams

and yeah sure, he would potentially kill anybody who put his kids in danger (or is the source of the danger). but he's not as overprotective as people think about him and obviously not as overprotective as thjazi was towards him

he worries about his kids a lot but he also believes in them a lot, at least from what i see

[rudplant]

so i've already heard a lot about this "stab me through my chest and put my face on another body" scene and i am not going to repeat what already has been said about it

like yeah that was nuts, i have nothing to add

i do want to say though that i appreciate how casually hal acts when bolaire starts to take off his clothes without saying any word of warning. he's like "yeah, do you need anything from me?" and that's it. and then he just silently watches bolaire undressing the unconscious body. hal really is a good actor, being so seemingly/visually undisturbed by all this fucked stuff is pretty impressive

[rudplant]

so far hal gives me "well what the actual fuck is happening" vibes which is kinda relatable actually, same man

[rudplant]

bolaire going like "you know me, people talk to me, i'm very trustworthy :)"

taliesin jaffe i love your character so much, that is SO delightful :D

[rudplant]

liam playing a high charisma character is SOMETHING

i totally get why hal is so beloved by many now that i see more of his interactions with other characters. like if he smiled at me i would've given him everything i could because well look at him he's such a nice man??

and he doesn't look stereotypically charismatic, but people do listen to him and adore him because there's just something about his presence that's kinda disarmingly charming

at first it almost seems as though he does that naturally, without any effort, but i think it is also obvious that it is a very careful deliberate decision at his part. doesn't mean he's not sincere of course, pretty much is for the most part. just means he would continue the play no matter what, as far as it gets him what he needs at the moment

and DAMN that's good. halandil fang is a guy i would put my faith in, even if he didn't know what the fuck to do. if anything, because he didn't know what the fuck to do, cause that is very honest and relatable at the very least

just

wow

(he also has dad jokes how can you resist)

(but again all it takes is a smile honestly)

[rudplant]

occtis is such a little smartass i appreciate every second he speaks :D