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in all the nominations that the show ‘house of the dragon’ is receiving and the fact that neither tom glynn-carney nor ewan mitchell have been nominated in any of them.

makes me feel more and more disappointed and frustrated that their performances are not valued.

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moon siren

(art prints)

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alicent haters be like she should have girlbossed her way out of being a child bride with no material resources or support. she should have been a good mother too in an society and family system that situated her as a brood mother for power

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People need to accept that the Targaryens destroyed themselves

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I'm watching AOT again & I just... I just love Erwin so much oh my god. he's literally so perfect & he's so beautiful. I wish he didn't have to be another tragic character. his complexity & the internal conflict he deals with is astonishing character work.

we don't talk enough about how much this man suffered. he deeply cared about his soldiers more than anything including his own life & yet so many died under his command. he had no problem making sacrifices despite sparing as many lives as he could. he had to live with the guilt of their deaths, being haunted by the ones he couldn't save & also blamed himself for his father's death until his own demise. he carried great burdens no one could begin to understand. i understand why he died but I still wish he didn't.

this man was an angelic demon in every way. still he deserves all the love & appreciation.

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Sunfyre. House of the Dragon series part four! Everyone's favourite Golden Retriever! Poor boy, he deserved better.

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House of the Dragon series part three! This week it's the murder granny herself! Vhagar is one of my favourite designs in the show. She's not "conventionally pretty", she's not shiny and colorful but she has an impact every time she appears on the screen. Making her so wrinkly and featureless is definitely a contrast to the rest of the dragon cast, but it makes her stand out so much!

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image study of a screenshot from Chernobyl (2019)

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"Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid"

whAT IS THE COST OF LIESSS

"DONT LIE TO THESE MEN. THEY WORK IN THE DARK. THEY SEE EVERYTHING."

AAAAAAAAA

FUCK ME THIS MINI SERIES IS SO GOOD. WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG TO WATCH IT. NOW THERE'S NO ONE AROUND FOR ME TO YAP ABOUT IT.

"THIS IS HOW AN RBMK REACTOR EXPLODES."

*LITERAL CHILLS*

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lmao so GRRM's notablog post criticizing Ryan Condal's writing choices has apparently now been deleted. 💀 the girls are fightinggg

"I have no idea what Ryan has planned, if indeed he has planned anything." 💅

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All right there has been some Discourse TM about George RR Martin because of that post he made going rogue on HOTD's writers (deleted a few hours later but archived) and I'm seeing some misinformed reactions by people who aren't in the publishing or entertainment industries so lemme clarify some things:

- Creators are not the ones with the power. Execs are. Even an author as big as George gets their opinions dismissed if the higher-ups don't want to listen.

- HBO has not listened to George's feedback and concerns for years. They do not have to, because once adaptation rights are signed away it is OUT of the author's hands. How do you think GOT Season 8 happened?

- George cannot just shut down production or refuse to let them make future seasons of any show inspired by his works because he doesn't like what they're doing. He can't break the contract willy-nilly either when HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS are at stake. I hope people keep that in mind before saying "oh why is he complaining while continuing to collect his royalty checks?" Well, if they're fucking up his stories he might as well get some money out of it.

- He's not complaining for complaining's sake. I hung out with him a few weeks ago and heard his full scope of opinions on HOTD and what he said in the post was VERY mild. Probably the least spicy storytelling critique he could've brought up. And I do believe this was on purpose and strategic. He's not going full scorched earth on HBO, but he's showing them that he COULD. He did this as a warning shot to get them to listen to him because clearly he saw some very upsetting plans for upcoming HOTD seasons. If he just wanted to complain there's way spicier shit he could've said.

- For those who think he's disrespecting the show's writers...How do you think he felt when they have dismissed his feedback in private and driven him to the point of risking legal action to make his point to them?

- Just because he didn't mention something in the post doesn't mean he approves of it or doesn't care, and the post should not be used to extrapolate his opinions on anything that's not related to what he specifically addressed. Again, what he said was VERY mild. Ultimately, what matters to him is logical storytelling and complex, morally gray characters.

- Lastly, I do not consider myself part of the HOTD or GOT fandoms. I'm a casual and defending him as a fellow author. Please do not involve me in any fandom drama. I do not know what's going on in there and I don't want to.

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deleting a post you made twenty minutes ago is a timeless tradition in the hallowed halls of all women who have blogged before us and will blog after us. grrm welcome to the ranks queen.

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lmao so GRRM's notablog post criticizing Ryan Condal's writing choices has apparently now been deleted. 💀 the girls are fightinggg

"I have no idea what Ryan has planned, if indeed he has planned anything." 💅

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A sketch of Rhaenyra and Aegon, because they're siblings 💙