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AUSTIN BUTLER · CALLUM TURNER · ANTHONY BOYLE ↳ · Behind The Scenes · 'Masters of the Air' set
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Nettles 🐑🐉
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Is this a safe space to say that I don't care about Polin in S3? Colin is such a boring 1 dimensional character that easily gets overshadowed by Anthony and especially Benedict, and Penelope is just a whiny brat who just wants male validation and is jealous of Eloise. Also to act like she never said anything about the Brdgertons is a lie cause she had no problem talking about Daphne, had it not have been for her crush on Colin she would've gone on a jealous rant about his entire family. I know Polin is attractive to some people because of the representation of larger body types and the childhood friends to lovers trope but it's just boring. I can't name 1 intreseting thing about Colin other than he took a vacation and had psychedelic tea and Pen is not as progressive as she thinks she is she's just jealous and bitter. Also how is it that she's such an amazing writer that can communicate in so much detail but can't even communicate to Eloise when Eloise doesn't understand her perspective? She's quick to lash out at her as if Eloise is doing it on purpose, Eloise is not dumb and she has respect it's not like she insults women who want/desire love so there was no reason for Penelope to play victim.
This is totally a safe space because while I don't hate them I don’t particularly care for Polin either.
In the books it’s a bit better because Penelope isn’t as much of a snake), but she isn’t my fave by a long shot.
Penelope on the show is straight-up awful. She started pretty sympathetic, but then the Marina situation happened and that turned me completely off of her character. So by the time she had her falling out with Eloise(who did nothing wrong and has every right to be angry with her), I was already checked out.
Yes, she’s not very popular with the ton.* Yes not being seen sucks. Yes her mother is kind of mean to her and forces her to wear the most hideous outfits which is probably a turn-off for most men. Yes she wants Collin and he doesn’t want her and that sucks, but that’s no excuse for her actions.
Honestly, Penelope is half a step away from being a whole stalker and yet we are supposed to see ourselves in her or at least sympathize with her🫠
(I’m not going to get into her being bullied by Cressida since she’s nasty to everyone).
It’s kind of obvious though that Shonda sees herself in her which is why Penelope is promoted so much and given the angle she has been, but she’s a weirdo with insecurity issues.
To be honest, I thought she should’ve gotten a redemption arc before her season(she’s not unredeemable, she just needs to clean up her act), but it is what it is.
Now Collin both in the show and the books is incredibly dull to me. Yes, he has his traveling(and spoilers, his writing about his travels), but he’s just kind of there. He is just the third Bridgerton bro and while Luke Newton is attractive I feel nothing when I look at him playing Colin.
That cheesy promo they had the other day did nothing for me(well I did laugh, but I don’t think that’s the intended reaction). I don’t know what to say other than he’s just meh. To me, he’s not leading man material and I’m not seeing the chemistry with Penelope/her actress, but again it is what it is.
As far as representation goes, I’m not a plus-sized woman, but I know that it is important to see yourself and to want to see yourself represented on screen.
I think that’s the essence of Bridgerton/what it is trying to accomplish because let’s be honest period dramas are not very diverse. I think that Bridgerton has kind of changed that to a degree.
I don’t want to hype up the show too much cause it’s not perfect, but without this shows success I don’t think that films and shows like Tom Jones, Interview With the Vampire, The Confessions of Frannie Langton, Mr. Malcom’s List, The Buccaneers, and now The Davenports (which I’m excited for) would’ve been nesscary green-lit or the plot would’ve been changed to make it more diverse if not for Bridgerton.
I hate bringing this up, but I don’t even know if the dumbass showrunners of HOTD would’ve made the Velaryons Black if not for them looking at how successful Bridgerton is without understanding that the reason why it's successful is that they don't treat their Black characters like they leftovers. It’s about respect not just having people there to pat yourselves on the back and say look how progressive we are, but I digress.
I mean representation in terms of body type is not comparable to representation in terms of race, but it feels good when characters who look like you aren't shown in the worst light, when they are the main character, or when they have been given actual characterization and aren't made into a joke.
So I get why people love Penelope and Polin and understand why they are looking forward to their season, but personally, they just aren't my cup of tea.
That all being said, I’m still going to watch the season cause I love Bridgerton, I’m kind of hoping we’ll see Sophie this season
(Praying that she's Masali Baduza or just any Black actress 🙏🏽I’m not picky, as long as Sophie's actress is Black, you won’t see me complaining).
I’ll end this by saying that I’m a Benophie girl and while I’ve made peace with the fact that Polin got the lead instead(and I’m actually low-key glad they did), I don’t think this is going to blow my socks off, but I hope it gives the people who have been waiting for it everything they want.
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LAURA HARRIER 2024, ph. Tyrell Hampton for Vanity Fair
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Rosie’s last flight✈️
Masters of the Air Part Nine
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I was wondering how you see Alysmond as the white/ reversed Dettles. I'm not hating just curious
Well, to start Daemon and Aemond are literally mirrors of each other(right down to their names).
Both are second sons of House Targaryen who must forge their paths in life since they’ll never inherit the throne. They have both done their share of questionable things to make their mark and they get more caught up with their need for vengeance, personal glory, and the women in their lives, than their responsibilities to their first families.*
*Daemon is married, but he is in an open marriage and Aemond isn’t married, but he’s betrothed to a lady from a great house to the benefit of his family.
Alys and Nettles are both lowborn bastard (non-Valyrian) women without a dollar to their names who have accusations(real or imagined) of witchcraft thrown their way. Both have the chroniclers of the Dance questioning why these powerful princes (who could have anyone they wanted) would ever look their way.
Alys is an old wetnurse though young looking and Nettles is young though “ugly” and Black. They are not who you would typically picture princes of the realm would want and yet Aemond and Daemon are infatuated in love with them to the point where they are willing to do things for them and put their lives ahead of anyone else’s.
Aemond goes back to Harrenhal after having abandoned it to save Alys from Sabitha Frey(this is something he didn’t even do for his mother and sister who were trapped in Kings Landing*) and Daemon chooses to abandon his wife and queen to save Nettles from an untimely death.
*I know he had his reasons for not going back/it probably would’ve been suicide going by himself, but that isn’t the point. He could’ve easily left Alys to her fate, but he didn’t same thing goes for Daemon with Nettles.
Both couples also have a severe age gap (20+ years) which is where in part the problematic accusations come into play (especially for Dettles).
I’ve seen people use the excuse that even though Aemond is a prince Alys is older than him. Hence, it evens out the power imbalance issue in comparison to Dettles, but what good is being older when your man/husband you married (with next to no witnesses) could turn on you at any moment, abandon you, or order your death and no one would bat an eye?
Aemond would never do that cause he cares for her, but he could easily do so and face 0 consequences for his actions, same for Daemon. Age isn’t a get-out-of-jail-free card. It doesn’t protect a peasant woman against a prince. Alys has no more power in her relationship with Aemond than Nettles does with Daemon.
And honestly, Nettles does have a dragon. It’s nothing compared to what Daemon has, but she’s not completely powerless. If she didn’t want to be with Daemon based on her character(she’s a fighter) I think she would’ve left Maidenpool way sooner and never looked back.
Now their relationships aren’t carbon copies of each other, and it’s fine to like one more than another or you don’t like either, but the premise and dynamics at play (rich boy falls in love with and saves the poor girl; think Cinderella, but worse 🤣) are pretty much the same.
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It's always interesting how as soon as black women become a love interest in a straight ship 1 of 2 things will happen.
1. They will try to make the male gay or bisexual to devalue the ship or even if he is canonically bisexual his relationships with men will be more valued, ex; how every one was hyped when Daemon was allegedly flirting with the male servant in Pentos.
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2. They will claim that the ship has an abusive dynamic.
And this isn't just House of the Dragon this can be seen in almost ALL fandoms.
Add on the they don't have chemistry or why can't they just be friends and you've hit the nail on the head. Honestly the man doesn’t even have to be white either(cough Black Panther cough Namor and Shuri cough).
As long as there is a Black woman involved you can bet your last dollar there will be a million and one dumb excuses stating why it’s too problematic(yet they’ll have no problem shipping incest or a teenage girl with a man 900 years old) or why this other ship would actually provide representation(and then decry about wokeness).
At this point this behavior is just laughably predictable. All you can do is call people out on it and hope that the tide turns at some point because it’s extremely exhausting having to deal with this in what should be a escapism space.
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only passing the baton i’m interested in 💚
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Lt. Alexander Jefferson✈️
Masters of the Air Part Nine
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@pscentral​ event 25: seasons mothers & aunts and season associations
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Daemon x Nettles au:
Under the Serpent's Tounge
An affair betwixt a Prince and Maid, within the walls of the Red Keep, unbeknownst to the Queen.
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Me ready to scarifice my soul to the devil to prevent those showrunners completely cutting out Nettles.
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Robert ‘Rosie’ Rosenthal
Masters of the Air Part Six
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What am I thinking talking about my skivvies in front of— You're fine.
MASTERS OF THE AIR (2024) Part Four
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"Yes," Araminta replied. "I know. I hated that, too."
An Offer from a Gentleman, Chapter 22
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BRIDGERTON (2020 - ) | s02 ep05 'AN UNTHINKABLE FATE'
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Mushroom sets down the name of this unlikely dragonrider as Nettles.
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