The first and shiniest star

Here for all things insane, controversial, problematic, intense and interesting. I love many things and hate many things. Multifandom, history, art, books and whatever else interests me. Not interested in the moral judgments of strangers on the internet, so if you feel the need to let me know that I don't conform to your worldview, save yourself the time and embrace the Tumblr way: at the first vaguely unwelcome post, block and fly elsewhere to live your life.

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Looking back on these two after so many years and realizing how similar they were. Nostalgia time.

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When remake an anime from your childhood in a high-tech version... and all you can think is: these girls steal, one of them is engaged to the head of the investigation, yet they walk around barefaced, barearmed, with their hair down, and even with their bare hands? Cameras, fingerprints, facial recognition, DNA... Nothing?

How awful it feels to grow up.

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It's absurd how many people this week have judged Rhaena a coward, a failure, or worse, for not "taking responsibility" or "unwilling to face the consequences." She's just a scared, guilty little girl with a complicated emotional past. I'd love to know how many of those accusing her have ever held their own standards for much less serious matters.

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So...the big problem with Rhaenyra's children was that they didn't look Valyrian, and Alicent's did. But Daeron is red-haired. But they turned the fake Daeron into a platinum-haired one because apparently no one in the black faction had ever heard of it, not to mention that Alicent or Helaena might have had reactions that would have given them away?

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It was tough, almost damned, but we finally did it!

After two defeats that seemed to be the result of a curse,

2026 Sinner Slam Champion is here!

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Will Alicent and Rhaenyra ever take sole responsibility for their actions?

Or will we have another season whose tagline is "men are ever to blame, women are ever the victims"? (Woman writer here)

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Ryan Condal and Sara Hess: "Rhaenyra is our heroine. She's a strong, independent woman, courageous, with the spirit of a king. She's not afraid to take action, and she doesn't need saving; she saves herself."

RC and SH also: "So, what kind of shark jump are we going to invent this week to keep Rhaenyra out of the action?"

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The funny thing about the scene where Corlys (and others in past) accuses Rhaenyra's older children of being bastards is that, legally, the illegitimate children are probably actually Aegon III and Viserys II. Laenor had agreed to assume paternity, and that made Jace, Luke and Joff legitimate in the eyes of the law, but Daemon's two children were born of a polygamous marriage, or at least one not recognized by the faith.

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The scene in Toy Story 5 where the fact that the devices need batteries to function at full capacity is presented as a flaw compared to the toys is particularly funny because in reality half of Andy/Bonnie's toys have batteries, including Buzz, Woody, Jessie...

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Do Rhaenyra and Alicent suffer from some kind of personality disorder?

This series doesn't have a showrunner? It feels like each episode is written by a different person, unaware of how they behaved in the previous episode.

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Meghan Markle perfect casting? (Adria Arjona)

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Some bookmarks handmade by me

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It's a good thing Condal and Hess want to portray Rhaenyra as a strong, independent woman with the spirit of a king... She couldn't behead her worst enemy without bursting into tears; she ascended the throne weeping and trembling... an excellent image for the court. Alicent seemed the strongest and most dignified in the final seconds. Imagine what we would have had if she hadn't been their favorite.

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I feel so sorry for Rhaena, who will surely be accused in the next episode of destroying half the Velaryon fleet, killing Jace, and putting Baela at risk as well.

She doesn't deserve it and had all the good intentions in the world, but there's undeniable truth to these accusations. She disobeyed, rushed into battle on an untrained dragon that doesn't even fully obey her practically immediately after riding it, and made matters worse.

On the one hand, I wish they'd just dismiss it all with the classic "it's not your fault." On the other hand, given the context and the consequences of her choices, if she wasn't at least held accountable, it wouldn't be great writing (not that HotD's writing is good, so...)

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Don't take this the wrong way, but watching the French national team I can't help but laugh at how it's absolutely not a problem, in fact it's a sign of progress, civilization, etc. If you disagree even in the slightest, you're a bad person... but if we saw the same thing for an Asian or African national team, the reaction would be "there's something wrong, let's leave these countries to their people instead of colonizing them in a modern way."

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When remake an anime from your childhood in a high-tech version... and all you can think is: these girls steal, one of them is engaged to the head of the investigation, yet they walk around barefaced, barearmed, with their hair down, and even with their bare hands? Cameras, fingerprints, facial recognition, DNA... Nothing?

How awful it feels to grow up.

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Seeing Rhaena flying from the valleys of Eyre to the seas of Dragonstone in a matter of hours at most is a pleasant reminder of the last seasons of GoT, where everyone seemed to have acquired the power of teleportation.