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This show isn’t even fan fiction, it’s a parody at this point. The writers clearly don’t know GOT facts and this episode showcases it big time…

To clarify:

There is no logical reason for kings landing to be experiencing a famine. The reach is their primary suppliers of food, while the water trade is simply for things like spices and salt, which is used to preserve meat. They were never dependent on that for the cities food supply.

(Also if it’s a water blockade…how is it that all they have to eat is fish?)

Even with the gates closed, they have store houses of food. The supplies within them could last the city a little over a year. So unless they aren’t pulling from them, there’s no freaking way that in mere weeks they’re experiencing wide spread famine to the point of rioting.

The whole food shortage thing seemed like a flimsy excuse to get the small folk to praise rhaenyra. But it makes no sense since she ordered the blockade and a few ships of food will not be enough to sustain the small folks long term.

It’s like the writers can’t make things make sense. They keep trying to spoon-feed viewers into liking rhaenyra. Now they just keep defying logic to make her either the winner or the victim in universe and it just…doesn’t work. Not at all.

I am so tired.

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HOTD S1 Costumes Review:

Some thoughts on season 1 of HOTD's costumes since I'm bored and feel like complaining...

Starting w/ young Rhaenyra :)

...yeah there's literally nothing I could say that hasn't been said already. The internet tore this dress (rightfully) to shreds. It doesn't fit well, the material is all crinkled, the bust darts just look kinda off, the short sleeves make it look more dressed down and less "royal", and the red trim around the neckline and shoulders is just ugly. Which is a shame because the embroidered strip going down the dress is actually quite pretty, but we can't even see it in the show. 2/10.

Her dragon riding outfit on the other hand was amazing! The dragon scale shoulders, with the little metal beads layered throughout looked great, it fit properly, and looked fashionable while still being practical 10/10 no notes.

Words cannot begin to describe how much I hate this dress. The costume designer said they used silk for almost everything but look me in the eyes and tell me that isn't printed poly cotton from walmart. And don't even get me started on the sheer collar thing and the awful puffy sleeves it's giving amazon queen Elizabeth, which is a shame because the actual design for the dress was beautiful, with the dragon wing-esque collar, and the long flowy white sleeves. We were robbed!! 0/10.

Next is her funeral dress, which honestly might be my favorite young Rhaenyra look. I think in terms of color and silhouette, it's by far the most "Targaryen" look she wears. It's actually two pieces, with a black dress under a cape with the pointy shoulder bit. I adore the little white puffs on the sleeves, and the gold trim embroidery around the neckline is just chef's kiss perfection. The structured look to the cape is very reminiscent of Dany's seasons 7 and 8 looks which is a nice homage, and I love the bit of red just peeking out from the cape's underside. Honestly my only gripe is she didn't get more outfits like this 10/10.

...but sadly, the ugly dresses continue. I hate the fabric. I hate the sleeves. I hate the color. I hate the belt. I hate the string tying the sleeves to the dress. 1/10.

I don't even remember her wearing this but it came up on google when I was looking for pictures so I guess I'll include it. Ummmm... it's nice I guess? The main thing throwing it off is the fact that this is the only time we see this sleeve style, so it just looks a bit out of place. The fabric drape looks good, and all the embroidered bits really elevate it. 7/10.

Her nightgown only appears for like 2 seconds but it was so pretty and reminded me of a chemise a la reine :) 9/10.

YELLOW DRESS REDEMPTION!!! FINALLY!!! Beautiful fabric choice, elegant cut, feels like something a princess would wear. Love the addition of the red undersleeves, really makes the red in the main dress pop and the embroidery around the collar?!!?! Gorgeous. 9/10.

Her leather riding outfit has grown on me, I think the fit is great, and the cutout work is beautiful. Someone on twitter already pointed this out, but it does look eerily reminiscent of this wool coat from Armstreet, just desaturated. I wouldn't call it copying but the glaringly obvious similarities are a bit funny. 8/10.

Another amazing red and gold dress, this time leaning more into the red! I know so many cosplayers have scoured the internet looking for this fabric with no luck, but damn is it gorgeous!! Perfect silhouette (notice how it opts for simple princess seams w/ no weird bust darts!) and the gold dragon belt just sends it over the top. The coat she wears over it is also serving Targ royalty (finally), especially with the red velvet shoulders and collar, that give it that classic Targaryen shape. 10/10.

Her wedding dress might be the one I have the most mixed feelings on. It could have been a bit more fitted, and while I like the fabric, I think it needed more gold ornamentation to feel like a proper royal wedding dress for the crown princess and heir to the throne! Also, I really don't like the belt or the weird gold shoulder straps, they cheapen the overall look. Also, compared to the concept art, I wish they had gone for the solid gold belt, it would have added some much-needed contrast. The Targaryen/Velaryon split cloak however looks great. When I first saw her hair, it was definitely... striking. It doesn't look terrible, just maybe a bit too top heavy and squarish, while the concept art crown looked so much better. 7.5/10.

And of course I had to save the best for last. imo this is the best costume in the entire show. It has three main parts, with lots of accessories. There's the red dress, which actually has a deep v neckline, and is covered in embroidery on the front, the sleeve cuffs, and on the back near the neckline. Then there's the gold cape with zardozi trim all around it, and a separate black velvet piece on top embroidered on the front lapels with two golden dragons, and two more smaller ones on the back with a sunburst design around them. It's perfect. 100/10.

Really hope I didn't miss any but oh well... young Alicent is next :)

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catholic jason, an alternate version, and detail shots

prints here and here!

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Why would you do this Azula, Sokka was so cute and excited 😭😭😭💔💔

Art by Artcraawl on Instagram

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Art by Artcraawl on Instagram

Everybody go to her Patreon and support her immediately.

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i have this deranged headcanon that had annabeth died while percy had the Curse he would have been forced to ascend, and the poisonous air slowly killing her in tartarus was bringing him closer and closer to divinity as his mortal tether slowly started to wither

oh my god. look this is sincerely the coolest take on that entire dynamic and we can be deranged (complimentary) together because I sincerely believe that if mortals cannot survive tartarus for an extended period of time, you either die or become something other and we were witnessing that happen in real time to Annabeth and Percy respectively, and this hypothetical just adds a whole other layer to it. the notion that the mortal tie that bound them becoming their very undoing...

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Band Of Brothers vs. The Pacific - Endings

Band of Brothers is all about brotherhood and how these men joined and formed a uniquely close knit group, those friendships helping them getting through the worst of war and with the same purpose, making it a point to contradict their motto “Currahee” meaning “stand alone.” In fact the motto is more apt to the characters of The Pacific, which shows a much more cynical side of WWII seldom explored in movies and television. There’s a sense of isolation that isn’t in Band of Brothers that can be found in The Pacific with the characters scattering at the end of the war, and with Band of Brothers ending with a wide shot of the company when The Pacific ends with a wide shot of Eugene Sledge alone.

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i keep hoping the next episode will somehow undo aegon being a monster. he had so much potential ☹️

HE COULD HAVE HAD SUCH A GOOD CHARACTER ARC OF DESCENDING INTO ACRIMONY AND LIFELONG BITTERNESS BECAUSE HE WAS NOTHING BUT A YOUNG 20 YEAR OLD FORCED INTO A POSITION HE NEVER WANTED TO BE IN AND THEN SUFFERED THROUGH THE MOST HORRIFIC INJURIES OF ANY CHARACTER. HALF OF HIS BODY WAS BURNT. HIS ARMOR WAS MELTED INTO HIS ARM. HE BROKE HIS RIBS AND HIP AND NEVER FULLY RECOVERED. HE SHATTERED BOTH OF HIS LEGS AND HE WAS NEVER ABLE TO WALK AGAIN. HE REFUSED TO TAKE MILK OF THE POPPY TO STILL THE PAIN BECAUSE OF HIS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH IT. HE WAS OUT FOR A WHOLE YEAR BECAUSE OF THE DRUGS, WISHING HE HAD DIED INSTEAD. HE LOST ALL OF HIS CHILDREN. HE LOST BOTH OF HIS BROTHERS. HE LOST HIS SISTER. HE LOST HIS DRAGON. HE WAS ONLY 20 YEARS OLD. AEGON DESERVED BETTER. SO SO SOOO MUCH BETTER. I MOURN THE CHARACTER HE COULD HAVE BEEN

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don’t even lie this was a serve

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tom acting with his eyes and another ramin djawadi banger I couldn’t ask for more

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why easy company is better than you

my sweet summer child dick winters being chased by an officer begging to fight for entertainment to break the tension pre-jump and after winters telling him “no, go away” multiple times he finally gave in and ended up cracking the guys vertebrae. dude didn’t get to jump on d-day

skinny caught making out with his girl along the railroad tracks and explaining it with “the train was coming, she was coming, and so was i”

nixon hating on compton and athletes because they spent their college days sweating and exercising when they could’ve been partying like him

easy company getting mohawks or their heads shaved before the jump only for the coronel to walk in on them and inform them that a week prior germans spread rumors that american paratroopers are convicts and psychopaths recognizable by their shaved or nearly shaved heads

smokey hOARDING PURPLE HEARTS after carentan by hiding them and pretending he hasn’t received any yet BUT giving one to tab who was ineligible for it since his injury was caused by a comrade aww

ok but vittore and heffron asleep in a foxhole only for heffron to wake up to vittore groping him because he was dreaming of his wife??? yeah

webster going “they got me!” after getting hit and afterwards thinking that was such a cliched, unimaginative line. u didn’t study lit for this harvard boy

compton getting shot in the butt and lipton laughing because he’s never seen someone get shot with one bullet and ending up with four holes

winters waking up a hangovered nixon by pouring the contents of a pitcher on his face to find out that it was actually pee and then both of them laughing oh my god

malarkey losing three months’ pay in a game of dice, borrowing $60 from muck and ending up winning $6000 with it. tHAT WAS PRACTICALLY THE ENTIRE COMPANY’S PAYROLL

talbert “experimenting” with hitler’s mercedes by blasting the windows with armor-piercing ammo, draining water from the radiator, pushing it off a cliff. seriously who let tHESE PUNKS INTO THE AIRBORNE

them dressing up mercier in a german uniform and going to speirs, jokingly asking him what to do and speirs, without even looking up, ordering to shoot him omfg what made u think this was a good idea???

do any of your faves have pictures of themselves at hitler’s eagle nest drinking hitler’s wine??? well??? yup didn’t think so

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BAND OF BROTHERS - 20 YEARS ANNIVERSARY

favorite quote

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Why would you say such a thing before these people? I was merely expressing how proud I am of my family, Mother. Mm, though it seems my nephews aren’t quite as proud of theirs.

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look what you made me do, nephews!

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Aemond, look at me. Your king demands an answer. Who spoke these lies to you?

                                                                       It was Aegon.

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I was thinking about Twins and Percy relationship and how much Molly has contributed, albeit unintentionally, to making it worse and worse.

And especially about your post where Molly, furious with the twins, destroys their inventions.

And how Molly must have always asked Percy how his job was going, or his duties or commitments as prefect and Head Boy.

And she was always so proud and happy to hear his successes.

But at the same time she must never have asked about Fred and George's inventions, but rather ridiculed their future plans and every single thing they did.

And they 3 are the middle children, the ones a little more left to themselves and with less attention.

And the twins always had to feel compliments and pride towards Percy and only disapproval towards them

And of course I don't defend them, but I think they started making fun of Percy's work as useless and stupid just because Molly thought theirs were stupid and useless.

I agree 100%.

If you read most of my posts, you'll notice that I don’t blame the twins for their broken relationship with Percy, because they were children. Molly and Arthur were the real problems.

The twins had a lot of resentment towards Percy because they had to deal with constantly being compared to (and falling short of) him by Molly, and unfortunately, Percy went along with it because he was eager to please his mother:

She pointed to the brand-new silver badge on Percy’s chest. “Second Head Boy in the family!” she said, swelling with pride.  “And last,” Fred muttered under his breath.  “I don’t doubt that,” said Mrs. Weasley, frowning suddenly. “I notice they haven’t made you two prefects.”  “What do we want to be prefects for?” said George, looking revolted at the very idea. “It’d take all the fun out of life.”  Ginny giggled.  “You want to set a better example for your sister!” snapped Mrs. Weasley.  “Ginny’s got other brothers to set her an example, Mother,” said Percy loftily. 

I don't blame Percy either, of course. He was also dealing with resentment because the twins’ constantly pranked and insulted him (which was made worse by the fact that Arthur always laughed right along with them). 

Neither Percy nor the twins realized that their anger and bitterness towards each other was misplaced. Instead, they all craved love, attention, and acceptance from the one parent that was not giving it:

Everybody was wearing new sweaters when they all sat down for Christmas lunch, everyone except Fleur (on whom, it appeared, Mrs. Weasley had not wanted to waste one) and Mrs. Weasley herself, who was sporting a brand-new midnight blue witch’s hat glittering with what looked like tiny starlike diamonds, and a spectacular golden necklace.  “Fred and George gave them to me! Aren’t they beautiful?”  “Well, we find we appreciate you more and more, Mum, now we’re washing our own socks,” said George, waving an airy hand.

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He heaved a deep sigh. “Molly, I’m going to have to go into the office; this is going to take some smoothing over.”  “I’ll come with you, Father,” said Percy importantly. 

The twins were desperately trying to buy Molly's love (since nothing else worked), and Percy was desperately trying to win Arthur's respect by following in his footsteps and “proving himself” at the Ministry of Magic. How sad is that?

Even after Percy left, things didn't get better for the twins:

“His badge,” said Fred, with the air of getting the worst over quickly. “His lovely shiny new prefect’s badge.”  Fred’s words took a moment to penetrate Mrs. Weasley’s preoccupation about pajamas.  “His . . . but . . . Ron, you’re not. . . ?”  Ron held up his badge.  Mrs. Weasley let out a shriek just like Hermione’s.  “I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it! Oh, Ron, how wonderful! A prefect! That’s everyone in the family!”  “What are Fred and I, next-door neighbors?” said George indignantly, as his mother pushed him aside and flung her arms around her youngest son. 

Excuse me, ma'am, but how do you either forget two of your children or purposely leave them out when referring to everyone in the family? That's messed up.

The saddest part is that even by the end of the books, I still don't think Percy and the twins realized the significance of Molly and Arthur's actions or blamed the correct people for their strained relationship with each other. It would have been nice to see some understanding and growth on both sides, but that never happened.

Considering the fact that JKR had Percy name his first daughter Molly, I'm guessing she never intended for that awareness to take place, which is disappointing.

Thanks for the comment! 😊

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Band of Brothers AU - White House - Request by Katy (Softshinythings)