Story Forum Community Lounge (Part 1)

Interesting you say that, because in a way, Kreia and Atris are sort of the same character.

Brianna (The Handmaiden) and Atris are all reflections of Kreia when she was younger. And through dialogue with The Handmaiden, you can piece together the history of Kreia as Jedi Master Arren Kae, and Darth Traya.

In a way, Brianna (The Handmaiden), Atris and Kreia are a Maiden, Mother and Crone representation of one person.

I think it, in part, is meant to show that people are not static. That over time, and experience, they change. What is important to them now will not be what is important to them tomorrow. And it is entirely possible, if not likely, that you can be ideologically opposed to yourself.

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awww right in the feels.

I also love TS.

This is completely unrelated to shipping or shows but I just heard that Bliie Eilish (one of my faves) performed Sallyā€™s Song at a live Halloween event last year and now I want her to release a cover of this because damn. All there is is a poor quality video but her voice is perfection. Itā€™s stuck in my head on repeat. This isnā€™t the first time Billie Eilish has covered a disney song, but damn when she does itā€™s magic.

Anti-Hero feels like itā€™s written for me about me and I donā€™t like being called out like that :joy:

:notes: :wave: Hi, itā€™s me. Iā€™m the problem. Itā€™s me. :notes:

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Have a awesome Friday everyone :relaxed:

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I just realized we have a very very good chance of seeing Galadriel x Halbrand edits to the new songs and Iā€™m-

Cause he was sunshine I was MIDNIGHT RAIN

I need to watch the anti hero video omg, she related the video this morning!! WE ARE GETTING VIDEOS FOR EVERY SONG!!! Itā€™s over for me I fear

My top 3 would be Midnight Rain, Vigilante *, Karma

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I havenā€™t gotten a chance to listen to the whole album yet. Iā€™ll listen after work and get back to this comment.

Omg MASTERMIND this song slaps.

This whole album is a vibe.

YES.

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There was a joke using the Hannah Montana goodbye scene of people saying good bye to their pre midnights personalities :sob: I canā€™t find it now though smh

ALSO I just got started on the 3AM edition w the 7 extra songs ugh

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This album makes me wonder if Taylor Swift plays WoW. One of the lyrics in Anti-hero is eerily similar to a line in a Warcraft novel.

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Ooo what one I ask as someone whose only read 1 of the novels LOL

Me: hoping itā€™s the one I read so I can remember

itā€™s just a line I think itā€™s just a coincidence.

I just tried to google ā€œdoes Taylor Swift play world of warcraft?ā€ and apparently I am not the first person to ask that question on the internet so maybe she does. But a lot of people tag her in warcraft fancasts as this anti-hero soā€¦ maybe sheā€™s at the very least aware of it. Anyways thatā€™s my tangent for the day.

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Could always be an Easter egg too!

My tangent for the day is people not using the on ramp properly. Youā€™re supposed to SPEED UP using the ramp so by the time youā€™re on the free way you can merge, why in the world people just troll along like they donā€™t know where theyā€™re going - THE FREE WAY THATS WHERE YOURE GOING YOURE ON AN ON RAMP HIT THAT GAS PEDAL irks me to no end bcz not only do I hate going slow but also it makes it harder to merge

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Oh I agree with you there, also when people who are in the freeway donā€™t move the the middle lane when you are trying to merge they just sit in your blind spot, like HELLO I AM RUNNING OUT OF ROAD.

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I just canā€™t w some drivers

Iā€™m in San Diego so thereā€™s also tons of people always

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I was driving in Toronto a few weeks ago and it was my first time driving there so I was nervous. Driving the Gardiner expressway to the Don Valley Parkway at night felt like driving on a Mario Cart Course. I have astigmatism too so I thought I was gonna die. Thankfully we survived but Iā€™m not in a rush to do that again.

Iā€™ve been looking at Alicentā€™s costumes. I love that they have styled her in Tudor styles. The Dance of the Dragons was loosely based on The Anarchy and I love that they went with that to style Alicentā€™s clothes. Sheā€™s almost styled like Catherine of Aragon, feminine but pious.

https://www.tumblr.com/therhaenys/698685188704698368/userzil-alicent-hightowers-costumes-house-of

I can already see the criticism that TS is going to get for the new album. Pop star admits to manipulating men, having a big ego, suffering from severe depression, and doesnā€™t want kids. But to that I say https://imgur.com/gallery/JNFjKIc

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Omg! So scary glad you were okay, Iā€™ve only been in thankfully was okay and knock on wood but one car accident and it was bcz the rain made the road slippery my dad told me when it rains or after it rains the roads stay slippery bcz the oils are all over the road or something idk. But it was minor but scary but that was right when I learned to drive and wasnā€™t eager to drive again but I got over that fear.

Yes!!! I love the parallels to stuff George does. Like Iā€™m convinced (false)Aegon is a mix of Henry Tudor w Perkin Warbeck and Iā€™m not sure which heā€™ll end up being more so. I guess itā€™ll depend if he does indeed end up being false or not that would determine if heā€™s more Perkin or Henry.

A lot of people are mad Alicent looks young even the older version of Alicent, and I donā€™t understand why, one the casting department did a great job w Alicent/Rhaenyra and also show Alicent is literally young sheā€™s said to be 18 by episode 4 I forget which episode she got married so of course sheā€™s still young for being a grandma. Iā€™m seeing criticism like ā€œhow is she a grandmaā€ uhm because youā€™re ignoring the fact Viserys literally married her at that age?? Which is why I donā€™t care for Viserys but moving on. Also book material also mentions how Alicents looks never faded so thatā€™s another point. All in all I think the casting department did a great job in younger / older Alicent and Rhaenyra.

https://twitter.com/livkatecookes/status/1583288285773733888?s=46&t=1wfZ2BA6jDwdyF0jaN_lgg

Still sad we didnā€™t get the wedding scene they filmed, I think we were supposed to get more of Rhaenyraā€™s/Alicentā€™s friendship too, where Rhaenyra ended up helping her friend before the wedding the way Alicent helped her get ready to be named heir, like in a let me put my annoyance aside and tell Alicent sheā€™ll be a good Queen kind of way- which woulda made Alicentā€™s line telling Rhaenyra the same thing years later so much more :sob:

Overall though I have to say Alicent to me has been best dressed for the series, even her original style of trying to dress in Targaryen red/black colors seemed idk a bit more chic than everyone else, where as the original GOT I feel like overall everyone was more on average on the same like level playing field I feel like GOT costume department went a little harder making sure people looked rich or least were really representing their houses / regions, like I want opulence I am not apologetic for that either.

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me either :joy: Iā€™m bougie like that too you should see my Pinterest.
You are 100% right though. Alicent has a lot of style, all the greens do. Itā€™s almost ironic since they seem to be the party that is most about the people and yet they are the most luxurious.

Margaery Tyrell is a descendant of Alicent Hightower, they have a similat style.

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I think the Hightowers wield their wealth in a way that helps their image in a lot of the same vein the Tyrells do yeah. Which explains the good PR w the small folk they have etc as well as being the most fashionable.

I do find it a bit funny to contrast the Lannisters wield their wealth in a completely different way, they have almost the same view of the small folk as the Targaryens do lol just replacing immense wealth for the dragons. Where as the Hightowers / Tyrells seem to understand PR.

Anyways not a Rhaenyra fan myself but even I am like asking for them to step up her wardrobe, Iā€™ve seen a lot of Rhaenyra fans point out her dresses just seem kinda what ever, and sheā€™s the heir to the throne so itā€™s just interesting I guess, I wonder if their budget goes more to CGI and thatā€™s why or what. Because Joffrey for all his faults dressed like the heir to the throne. Even Sansa after her father was considered a traitor was still well dressed as a noble lady of the red keep.

Hoping we see her get really epic armor, Rhaegar was said to have that rubied red dragon breastplate. Something like that still screams opulence LOL

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The U.S. student debt relief progam has been blocked, I just learned. Maybe it would be useful for me if I hadnā€™t dropped out of college and lived as a NEET for years.

Sometimes I may be a little too subtle for the internet, but I like to imagine gentle persuasion might sometimes help talk someone into thinking about other views when metaphorical screaming wouldnā€™t.

Also, I donā€™t really enjoy internet screaming matches. They lead to the long annoyed beverage schlorp, and that occasionally backfires when I choke to death on my own coffee.

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I meant to reply to this earlier but this is a really interesting observation I never looked at before

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Just came across this and found it kinda funny.

But tbh if any of youā€™ll are into LOTR I recommend following this channel. Iā€™ve been enjoying it.

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