head full eskew thoughts

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[localechoes]

[fagcrisis]

yall remember static man that wild son of a gun was so transgender

[fagcrisis]

its lifes greatest tragedy that a81 will never continue bc chris static man and nicholas r the greatest trio of characters ever fucking created

[alientoastt]

hold him like a person friday

[chemsexholmes]

7 years out of the last time I listened to Wolf i stay posting Doug Eiffel pinup art

[skeletonlesbian]

mitosis

[thesiltverses]

So I was relistening to owhe ep2 and I realised that one of the things that interests me about Sore is that he could have very easily been an audience stand-in, considering he's the only character so far (as long as I'm not forgetting anyone!) who feels genuine horror at the post-war state of things and thinks the world should in some way go back to not being ruled by the dead. But as much as I might agree with him on that front, when it comes to the argument in ep2 I always find myself agreeing with Timmer about how he is as a father, and then of course we find out in the same episode that he's just as bad a boss, because he doesn't seem to be very able to distinguish between those two rolls very well. And then, on top of that, we have some lines implying he's more in line with the dead than he thinks (the one that sticks out to me is when the long king praises him for how he manages the company, and then directs him on how to handle the mutiny). At the same time, it strikes me that, as much as he is in many ways genuinely callous and hypocritical, some of his issues are more to do with being uncharismatic and not knowing how to pick his battles, or keep his thoughts to himself strategically, let alone actually listen to another person's perspective or ideas.

I'm not sure if I have a specific question other than, is him being sort of aligned with a modern audience an intentional part of his character tension, and if so, is there a deeper thought process on that?

Yeah, you're absolutely right. It's a show that's fundamentally about the UK right now as I see it (much as I'm sure there are parallels in so many countries!) and the gaping generational divide in our politics / understanding of ourselves. Expressed directly I think my opinions on this would be very one-sided, however.

So it seemed like the right choice to invert some elements in order to pick apart some complexities without undermining what I believe - an older central character who represents so much of what I resent about much of the traditional British identity (desperate and unhappy normativity and conformity, an inability to communicate emotion or accept fault, a performance of coldness masquerading as social propriety, an unthinking respect for old institutions, a terror of change and a violent anger at its representatives) who is nonetheless the only character who we as audience members are likely to agree with politically.

I guess it feels like more of a useful confrontation, put it that way, to explore a younger generation who are resolving themselves to a monstrous politics in order to have a future.

[transarchivist]

fuuck i have got to sub to eskew's patreon

[clonerightsagenda]

This doesn’t come up as much in later seasons but I suspect the Hephaestus’s shifting architecture, objects moving around, and the feeling that there’s more people on board comes from the aliens fucking with time so I’m convinced at least once Minkowski opened the door to the observation deck, saw Hui and Fourier there, shut the door, counted to ten, and opened it again to see an empty room and just never brought it up because she thought she was losing it.

[specialagentartemis]

#ah yes the ghost passengers we’ve all seen them #Maxwell: which of you assholes drank my protein shake #Mace Fisher simultaneously 5 minutes and 5 years in the past: #huh I wonder who put this in the fridge. oh well #Eiffel: sometimes you can unlock the secret chill Lovelace but she always seems really confused

[thesiltverses]

Hi folks! Just a confirmation that we're taking a quarter-season pause, so no episode of Our Wars Have Ended today, but here's our schedule for the next half of the season.

Episode 5: Poor Sport - 17th July (~70 minutes long) Timmer reluctantly takes command of the company of Our Lady Far-And-A-Wailing. Sore Morel absconds with the body of his daughter - and lands them both in very dire straits. Episode 6 - 7th August Caul Serrikane embarks on a promising new career as a hireling of the Earl Haa. Wedding plans for the nation are underway. Lively Jenks runs into some trouble on the road. Episode 7th - 28 August Timmer leads the company to a country estate - and finds themselves barricaded inside as they face off against a new threat. Episode 8th - 18 September You are cordially invited to the Hollowbrow Queen's suitors' ball.

We have also been putting out the first lorebook releases for the show over on Patreon if anyone needs tiding over until next week...

[thesiltverses]

Doing a re listen and Inside my pretty little head, Eskew is a city in the Silt Verses universe. You can't help but falling in love with her. It demands your adoration.

That being said, I'm sure Carpenter would burn the whole thing to the ground

Look, I talk a big game about maintaining the integrity and finality of stories, but on the other hand:

[transarchivist]

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[thesiltverses]

so... post-canon, how IS faulkner written about in the silt verses (the in-universe book)? is he remembered as a hero? a liar? a traitor? or is there not enough left of the parish as we knew it to even write his chapters?

We will never know! And to me, that's exactly right. He may be forgotten, he may be misinterpreted or vilified, he may be reborn as a mineral water mascot.

[transarchivist]

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[valtsv]

caul serrikane contender for most iconic team of social connections in storytelling history. me, my singing severed head priestess of a heretic faith, the walking plague knight who's sworn fealty to me, and social climber earl "i'm not a necrophile but $20 is $20" haa. your network is your net(h) worth!!!

[thesiltverses]

Episode 4: A Damned Shame And A Damned Waste

Podcast Episode · Our Wars Have Ended · S1 E6 · 55m

Episode Four of Our Wars Have Ended has arrived! As ever, really hope you enjoy it, and thank you so much for listening.

As Caul Serrikane is dragged forcibly through the Cyshanic justice system and out the other side, she encounters at least one possible ally - that is, if she can bring herself to trust anyone.

Transcript: https://www.ourwarshaveended.com/transcripts-episode-4

This episode contains scenes with buzzing flies, multiple examples of retching (minor), and an extended hanging sequence.

Cast list, in order of appearance:

The Nameless Historian: Bekithemba Mbondiya

Horse-Thief: Kit Paterson

Caul Serrikane: Laya Lewis

Caul's Lawyer: Ask Vestergaard

Justice Turgid Blamenose: B. Narr

Blamenose's Translator: Barry McStay

Gaoler: Alex Stanley-Bell

The Pest Knight: Freya Terpstra

Hangwoman: Bailey Pelletier

Earl Haa: Marlon Dance-Hooi

Countess Haa: Melissa Lusk

Careworn: Ask Vestergaard

Sister Bull: Méabh de Brún

End Music: The Road To Emmensar

Performed by Lin Schalken

Arrangement and instrumentation by Amber Devereaux

[transarchivist]

oh i really really really like the pest knight