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The thing I love about El is she is both so incredibly astute and so incredibly thick. She clocks that Orion is linked to the Hands of Death wipeout on page 12 yet she takes the whole book to realize he’s trying to date her.

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Okay so I just finished Sunrise on the Reaping and have had time to process. Here are my thoughts (spoilers, duh):

- I’ve seen arguments it was bad fan-service but I really liked the inclusion of Beetee, Wiress, Mags and Plutarch. Effie I was a little confused about just cause I always thought she was younger than Haymitch for some reason however having gone back she had been presented as District 12’s usual escort by Katniss so it’s totally possible she’d been working within the Games for a few years and got promoted to a camera-facing escort role even if it was the worst one.

- I enjoyed having more names to analyse in terms of District traditions! Ampert was a particular favourite.

- I also very much enjoyed having more arena analysis material - Wiress’ games seem to me to be another reflection (see what I did there) of how propaganda can literally distort one’s view though I may be reading too much into it. I also find it very interesting to learn about a victor who never killed anyone? I’ve always loved her character and it’s so interesting to learn more about her.

- It’s also super neat seeing things Katniss describes that we haven’t before seen directly - the children of victors being reaped for example

- I find it interesting how the reapings are confirmed to be (at least in some cases) rigged completely. Katniss says that children of victors are likely to be rigged but this book made clear that reapings can be rigged for any number of reasons. While I still don’t believe the theory that Prim’s reaping was rigged, it’s interesting to note the way the Games is used as a direct punishment.

- I loved Louella and Lou-Lou, I noted the parallels between Rue and Lou-Lou as well. By extension this creates a further Katniss/Haymitch parallel which I think we see a lot throughout the book.

- Snow’s narcissism is always fun to see - assuming all relationships will end bad like his (never accepting accountability king right there)

- My guess beforehand was that Haymitch’s games were fairly different to what we saw but I was astonished just how much was different while key story elements remained! I really enjoyed it.

- I really loved the Effie content as always.

- Everdeen parent names!!

- A big fan of the graveyard: I wonder if it let Haymitch figure out the name of Snow’s Covey sweetheart. It’s also nice to see how the Covey mourned Lucy Gray though I also imagine her making her own gravestone while chilling out in the woods.

- Wyatt and Maysilee were such favourites of mine! I’ve seen people saying they find Maysilee’s character stereotypical and I totally disagree! She’s a surface level bitch, sure, but she’s got a core of steel and a clearly hidden soft side even if she can be blunt. Wyatt was bright and brilliant and I think there’s something so heartbreaking about losing such a kind and good character so quickly that really drove home the brutality of the Games.

-I found the ending a bit abrupt but that may be because Catching Fire had follow up to the Games that wasn’t as present in this. It was a very fast paced book but the way that continued in the ending gave me a little whiplash I won’t lie.

- Canon Covey Katniss! I do like that she’s not super closely related to Lucy Gray or Lenore Dove but it’s nice to have a theory proven right.

- Beetee and Ampert broke my heart but I think it makes Beetee’s decision in Mockingjay even more powerful- he does not respond to a cruelty done to him with the same cruelty, instead choosing to try end the cycle of violence.

- I found the book to be a hopeful message in the current political climate - Collins said even if all you can do is lay the groundwork it is worth doing!!

- SUZANNE COLLINS SLAMMING AI IN A HUNGER GAMES BOOK WE LOVE TO SEE IT!

- Overall, I really enjoyed the book! I’ll have to give it a little while to settle but I definitely think it’s one of my favourite of the series!

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Thought this was a necessary measure because we all know that surge of clueless thirsty tiktok fans is gonna happen.

[woah this post blew up how,,,,, psa that i have indepth analysis + theories on my feed if you crave more sotr content]

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oh my god. og my god. the symbolism of it all

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ah yum yum my final jacebaela crumbs to sustain me for the long winter (two years wait before The Tragedies that inevitably await within hours of television)

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House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale otherwise known as Tyland Lannister’s No Good Very Bad Day that ended in an orgy.

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Me, trying to describe the Scholomance setting from the point of view of an enclave leader for my game setting document:

Take two once-in-a-generation talents, put them through hell together, and sometimes they’ll fall in love, blow up multiple major pieces of infrastructure, and upend every plan anyone had for the next ten years. This probably shouldn’t be a surprise, but…

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Guys I feel like some of us are forgetting that while yeah Ricky September was clearly taking some steps towards selflessness and helping others he showed absolutely no real signs of being less racist than the other Finetimers? He was literally followed by everyone in that society but we have no evidence he used his significant social influence until people started getting eaten. Like to everyone saying he’d make a good companion I agree! But he’d be a good companion like Adam Mitchell was a good companion. Interesting but not morally good.

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Ok the other stuff I didn’t mind them cutting but no Ares curse? That Percy’s blade will fail when he needs it most? That’s such a good Easter egg!

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I don’t usually reblog things but I am first and foremost a bisexual disaster

RENEE RAPP

Saturday Night Live — 49x09 (January 20, 2024)

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Feeling downright teased by the Ares fight promo ONLY TO HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK! Ricky, when I catch you Ricky. Ricky, when I catch you Ricky. Would say I’m downright peeved.

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The nuance that the show is adding to Poseidon and Sally’s relationship is insane. Her creating a makeshift offering? The way you can SEE the tension in Sally release when the rain starts? Their talk about Percy? Rick you’re brilliant for this.

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Didn’t think I’d hear the Lord of Death use the phrase “I seldom “cahoot”” it was not on my 2024 bingo card but I love it.

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Percy honking the horn at another driver when he is a 12 year old who’s already crashed his car twice in twenty seconds is so New Yorker of him I love one (1) incompetent driver

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Was watching the new ep peacefully in my room until I heard ‘wise girl’ and woke the whole house at 2am screeching like a velociraptor who’s just watched her children die in a fire

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Luke calling Percabeth an old married couple I’m gonna be sick

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Annabeth getting distracted by the mechanisms of the trap while Percy’s death is likely imminent is such an ADHD mood love my girl