#for all mankind 3x08

[booasaur]

For All Mankind - 3x08

[transpidergwen]

I hope Kelly finds out Danny is responsible for Alexei's death so she can become the first person to create a life on Mars and the first to take one

[midnight-els]

For All Mankind - Margo Madison & the littered conference room of international (un)co-operation

2x06 - Best Laid Plans 3x08 - The Sands of Ares

[lesbiangracehanson]

feeling crazy about pam + ellen but . what is new 

[moocowmoocow]

For All Mankind rewatch

Margo Madison in 3x08 "The Sands of Ares"

[amoonfullofstars]

i watched tonight 3x08 and I'm fully brainrotting on it so are you telling me that twin peaks and oppenheimer are somehow linked???

I mean, at first I was like: BOB appearing during the trinity test?? it must be a metaphor for the evil men do😴

then I was like: wait a second... is this about the birth of BOB?? oppenheimer (indirectly) caused it in twin peaks universe??? because atomic bombs are the greatest weapons of mass destruction ever created by mankind and their detonation brought inconceivable pain suffering and death on earth! and black lodge spirits are fueled by all of this!!!

and also BOB=Robert... ROBERT J. OPPENHEIMER??? is this a reference? what about Leland saying that he knew some guy named Robertson when asked about BOB?? Robertson = son of Robert = BOB as (robert) oppenheimer's "son"!!!

last thing: can we discuss the laura palmer thing like??? she was sent on earth to oppose BOB like some kind of jesus just to suffer and die??? heartbreaking this is insane poor child

i feel like this rn:

[whatimdoing-here]

For All Mankind - 3x08

🥺🥹🥺🥹😩😫

[zelroy]

I just watched For All Mankind 3x08 "The Sands of Ares"

[signsportals]

I'm watching For All Mankind 3x08 "The Sands of Ares"

[mklopez]

For All Mankind 3x08 "The Sands of Ares" ★★★★★★★★★★

[transpidergwen]

Why is Danny fucking Stevens alive and unharmed while my baby boy Alexei Poletev died on an operating table next to the love of his life sometimes I want to throttle Ron Moore I swear to GOD.

[pirathotten]

I just watched For All Mankind 3x08 "The Sands of Ares"

[pllcloset]

I’m not normally a fan of metallic jeans, but in this case I really like the addition of them. Aria wore these jeans by 7 For All Mankind in 3x08 ‘Stolen Kisses’.

7 For All Mankind ‘The Skinny Jeans’ in Liquid Metallic Rose - $79.00 (eBay)

Worn with: Pins & Needles top, Shiekh shoes, BCBGMAXAZRIA belt

[moocowmoocow]

For All Mankind rewatch

Aleida Rosales in 3x08 "The Sands of Ares"

[theredhairedmonkey]

Do you think that one day Aaravos will become a foil for Callum?

Ooh I have so many thoughts on this! I’ve been working on this for a little over a week, so I hope you have a chance to read this, anon!

Not only do I think Aaravos and Callum will be foils for one another, I’m gonna argue that they are foils for one another.

There are little ways they contrast one another—Callum is an ordinary kid who thinks he’s terrible at everything, whereas Aaravos is the master of all six Primal Sources. He’s “stronger, older, and wiser than any magical creature in Xadia,” the highest of the High Elves. While Callum is sensitive and emotional, Aaravos is a borderline sociopath. Callum is clumsy and easily excited. Aaravos remains, for the most part, calm and collected.

But there are much deeper ways in which they are foils.

Screenwriter John Truby once wrote the following in “The Anatomy of Story” about identifying or creating an antagonist:

“Writers often mistakenly think of the opponent, also known as the antagonist, as the character who looks evil, sounds evil, or does evil things. This way of looking at the opponent will prevent you from ever writing a good story. Instead you must see the opponent structurally, in terms of his function in the story. A true opponent not only wants to prevent the hero from achieving his desire but is competing with the hero for the same goal.”

He then goes on to say:

“…find the deepest level of conflict between them. Ask yourself: What is the most important thing they are fighting about?”

And at face value, it seems like Viren serves this role. Callum, Ezran, and Rayla are all trying to bring Zym home to his mother, while Viren wants the Dragon Prince for himself to bolster his power.

But when you dig deeper, that’s actually not Viren’s ultimate goal. This isn’t the most important thing he is fighting about. He may want to capture Zym, but by his own admission what he’s really after is ensuring humanity’s future.

Viren: If we are strong enough to make the right decisions, humans may finally return to Xadia, and take back the great magical lands that are rightfully ours.

He elaborates on this a little more in Aaravos’ presence:

Aaravos: Is your wish to rule Xadia?

Viren: I wish for humanity to flourish. And it cannot flourish with a knife forever at its throat.

Viren flatly rejects the idea of conquering Xadia, only being brought on board with the notion when Aaravos implies it may be necessary for Viren’s vision of “a bright future for humanity.”

It is only then that Zym is brought up:

Aaravos: “The key for achieving your noble aims for humanity is simple…You must take down the Dragon Queen and capture the baby dragon. Then you will have the attention of all the world, and the power to do what you want.”

Viren may be after the Dragon Prince, but it’s not part of Viren’s goal.

It’s part of his.

Aaravos presents himself as a humble servant, even as he refers to Viren as a vessel. Through his manipulations, Aaravos gets what he wants, and in the end, he winds up tainting and corrupting those around him, such as Viren and, in an indirect way, Claudia.

And we know why:

Aaravos: “You tried to win over the other humans with loyalty and friendship, but they ignored you. Those who fail tests of love are simple animals. They deserve to be motivated by fear.”

When love fails, use fear instead. This falls in direct contrast with another certain mage and his way of looking at the world.

Harrow: “I ask you and your brother to reject history as a narrative of strength and instead have faith that it can be a narrative of love.”

And here we see that Aaravos is not just the true opponent. He’s Callum’s true opponent. Their conflict is not about what happens to the Dragon Prince. It’s about what, or who, will determine the narrative of history. This is the deepest level of conflict between them, and the most important thing they are, and will be, fighting about.

Season 3 does a great job juxtaposing Aaravos and Callum. Both are mages with profound influence over those around them, but while Callum remains a positive force in the lives of those around him (changing people for the better), Aaravos is a negative force, changing people for the worse.

We see Aaravos abuse his influence by manipulating

Corrupting

And subjugating the minds of those around him.

If Aaravos truly is the one who invented Dark Magic and gifted it to mankind, as is heavily implied, all of this corrupting and negatively influencing the lives of others multiplies by sheer orders of magnitude.

But we’ve never seen Callum abuse his influence. Instead, he is kind where Aaravos is cruel. We see him encourage

Cherish

Protect

Advise

Callum: “When you grow up, sometimes you have to face things you’re not ready for.”

And empower

Those around him.

Callum has changed those closest to him for the better; both Ezran and Rayla echo his words when making their fateful choices (Ez when going back to be King, Rayla when going back for Pyrrah).

There’s an interesting parallel in 3x07 that I picked up on. While Aaravos is using his magic to cause death, pain, and suffering…

…Callum is using his to save his friends.

And all of this leaves such an impact on those around him that, in 3x08, everyone turns to him for leadership.

Rather than use his abilities to control those closest to him (the way Aaravos does), he instead genuinely helps them, and when they are looking to make a decision they turn to him for guidance because they know they can trust him.

And so, the Battle of the Storm Spire becomes, not just a fight to protect the Dragon Prince, but a struggle where the Narrative of Love squares up and faces down Aaravos’ Narrative of Fear. At least in the short run, Aaravos’ side was defeated, but when he returns, the conflict will be centered even more so on Aaravos and Callum’s interplay.

I’ll touch more upon this in a meta I’m writing specifically about Aaravos. But here’s the main takeaway: it’s an established trope that Callum uses mercy and example to bring people to his way of thinking, while Aaravos utilizes fear and manipulation to change people for the worse.

And because of who their characters are, Callum won’t be able to sway Aaravos, while Aaravos won’t be able to influence Callum. Both will be locked in an unavoidable conflict.

To the victor goes the spoils.

[naevery]

Cut scene from 3x08 Part 1/3:

Disclaimer:

Like the graveyard scene, these lines appear to be cut from the English language version of DA, but, for a reason unbeknownst to mankind, were kept in the German dub version at German Amazon Prime. The problem with this is that I unfortunately cannot guarantee 100% that this is exactly what Thomas is saying in the original, bc I only have the dub to go by. However, when comparing what he says in German to what he says in the original script, then the lines definitely fit. So while I can’t promise it for certain, I’m pretty confident that the lines ought be pretty accurate.

I have to give a huge shout-out to @jembu23​ here, as they were so kind to share a screenshot of the script page that contained the original lines. Thank you very very much!

I also compared the length of the scene in the English version to the German one, and the English one is about 1:10 min long, while the German one is about 1:43 min long, so about half a minute longer aka we were robbed.

And I’m sorry that the colour of the subtitle is a little weird, I tried a few different ones but a lot didn’t show well on screen.

I’m sorry I had to split this up in 3 posts, I wanted to put it all in one but somehow that wouldn’t show up properly on Tumblr, I’m not sure why. You can find Part 2 here and Part 3 here.