Random thoughts about episode 100
Loved the complication of the mission with the whole "there's a faction of wizards within Aeor that are loyal to the prime deities and want to use their god destroyer specifically to kill the betrayers". The look on everyone faces as it dawned on them what was actually going on was brilliant.
I can't think of a better person to play the Everlight than Ashley (they've all been brilliant, as their respective gods, but there's something about Ashley's performance that has left me crying a couple of times already). Those subtle -and not so subtle- shades of Pike Trickfoot are brilliant.
I knew that Tal said before that his monk build was wild, but geesh. Also, Nick's multiclass build for the Dawnfather was insane.
SLITCH!!!!
Look, I know it was the lowest hanging fruit, to think that Hallis was gonna be either Ludinus, or in some way connected to either FRIDA or FCG, but I'm kinda glad it hasn't happened. Like, I know that we're bound to see either of those 3 referenced in some way, and my mind immediately drifted to Hallis, but I'm glad it wasn't that easy choice (granted, it still might happen and it might be a good reveal, like, the notion that Ludinus directly interacted and basically was saved because of divine intervention would be a nice twist, but still).
Loved the notion that, of all the things Ludinus decided to show the Bells Hells in the present, was the aeormatons speakeasy/sex club, and I respect it.
No, but seriously, that was a great detail, not only the dash of color and life and joy among the brutalist architecture of Aeor, but also the fact that it mostly came from aeormatons, but also some aeorian folks, even demons and celestials. And it was the work of art from the Archeart, while also basically being a Temple or a site of worship in more than one way.
Also, Abu's killed it with his monologue about death and beauty. The notion of finding meaning and sense and beauty and the divine in the finite was glorious.
Overall I'm really like the way the seed of the idea of the Divine Gate has already been planted, and this idea that, actually, the gods directly influencing the material plan is not a good thing in general. It does leave me thinking about what kind of conflict that might generate with the Dawnfather. I love Nick's portrayal of Ayden's as someone devoted, compassionate, calmed; but you can clearly see flashes of arrogance and pride.
I'm still waiting for a Bolo from Aeor reference somewhere.
"You hold within you a poem so beautiful that it could convince reality to kill a god" - Brilliant
I'M HUNGRY
We all know that The Emissary is basically a sentient nuclear bomb, right?
It would've been kinda funny if The Emissary had met Hallis, only for the mandatory Hidrogen Bomb vs Coughing Baby meme (and imagine if Hallis was Ludinus).
I'm still waiting for some kind of double crossing from the Betrayers, especially Asmodeus or Lolth. Also, this is wishful thinking, but maybe an appearance of mention of Zerxus. Dunno, kept thinking of his visions and the battle between Asmodeus and the Dawnfather.
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maxwellist character? Maxwellist character.
(possible eyestrain UTC!!)
(translation of the text in the image: praise be to wan!)
their name is Hallie! I tried to base them off of old internet culture and scene/emo aesthetics, but I have no idea if I did a good job 😅
Plus some details that I want to point out bc I did NOT spend an hour and a half making this for these to not be noticed (or not be able to be seen (curse you Tumblr)) (pretty much specifically just their Kandi):
top left: top- Hal bracelet! (And it is just supposed to be "Hal <3" not "halo". bottom- idk I just thought the green and pink looked pretty together.
Top right: top- captain of the erisolfef ship o7. Bottom- WAN bracelet!!
Bottom: star necklace!!!
And a bonus meme for reading all that:
and a translation for that text: top- me when I'm at a party and I hear someone say the s slur. bottom: just because you don't believe in their faith doesn't mean you should call them slurs >:{ (it's actually called nälkä by the way! Just in case you were only saying "s*rk*c" because you didn't know what the actual name was :3)
I do feel as though the phrase "sarkic" would be seen as a point of contention in-universe. I also feel like hallie would be really into Twitter stan and cancel culture.
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BB20: Wednesday 18 October
Pressure's on, gang - gonna try and catch up on Big Brother so I can watch the eviction live tonight!
Nominations! Good, I'm glad they're Wednesday rather than Thursday. A little more time before the Friday eviction.
Two nominations each this time, as is traditional. Last week, they only nominated one each. I quite like this idea. Gives a sense of escalation.
Olivia improvises a nomination song.
Jordan: You have a beautiful singing voice. A shame I have to hear it so loudly.
Jenkin nominates Henry. Jenkin finds him lazy and selfish, which he puts down to their different upbringings. Class divide! Welshman vs Tory. I am on Jenkin's side of course.
Jenkin thinks Zak tries to be friends with everyone and finds this false. Kerry said much the same thing yesterday, so here's another idea spreading memetically through the house.
Tom nominates Hallie! You leave her alone, boy. He doesn't think she's being her True Self, another popular meme phrase this year.
Tom nominates Jordan, for not pulling his weight "in this experience". I like it when they call it an experience. Although my favourite is when they call it a process as if it's the Apprentice.
Hallie nominates Zak for holding back on his opinions, a very classic Big Brother problem to have. We don't like tact in this show.
Hallie nominates Trish, who's been difficult to other housemates, and Hallie suspects Trish will treat her the same way as the group reduces in size.
Henry nominates Zak for being fake and masculine. He nominates Paul for being lowbrow.
In the living room, Hallie spies with her little eye something beginning with C. "Cocks!" Paul guesses.
Tumblr favourite Yinrun nominates Kerry because her kindness towards Yinrun seems superficial. She nominates Noky for celebrating her achievements rather than herself as a person.
It's an amazingly even spread so far. Zak has three nominations, and then seven other housemates have exactly one each.
Noky nominates Henry and Jordan for not contributing much to chores.
Chanelle nominates Zak and Trish for selfishness around food.
Paul nominates Trish for bringing up controversial topics of conversation, and Jordan for not doing chores.
Matty nominates Olivia for being loud, and Kerry for having tantrums.
Kerry nominates Zak for stirring trouble, and Matty for being annoying to her.
Olivia nominates Matty for slyly eating more than his fair share of food, and Henry for barely doing any chores.
Trish nominates Kerry for exaggerating her negative responses to tasks, and Paul for low emotional intelligence.
Jordan nominates Paul for his lowbrow humour and pranks, and Noky for making a big fuss and causing drama during the camping task.
Zak nominates Hallie for making a fuss to try and get what she wants, and Olivia for being rude and disrespectful.
Dylan nominates Matty and Henry for not doing their bit in terms of chores.
In summary!
Zak and Henry face eviction with 6 and 4 nominations respectively.
The voting was so close that, shockingly, every single housemate had the power to change the final result if they'd voted differently. Jordan, Kerry, Matty, Paul and Trish all received 3 nominations. Any could face eviction with one extra vote - and if Henry had received one vote fewer, they'd all be up.
Chanelle, Dylan, Jenkin, Tom and Yinrun received no nominations. Three big Steff faves here (the three non-English ones natch). Good result.
Stressful eviction this week though! I really like Zak, but he's become deeply unpopular in the house. I'd rather keep him than Henry, but I suspect viewers will save Henry since they enjoy his roleplay marriage to Jordan.
And ooh, look at me rooting for the handsome straight boi over the queer man. That's what happens when you support the Tories and the Royals. You lose my support.
"When you try to be everyone's friends, you actually make more enemies than you do friends." Kerry's anti-Zak sentiment has spread to Olivia now, look!
Henry's worried he'll be up. (He will be up.) Zak, Trish and Yinrun tell him he's great. They like him.
Whoever goes, it's a loss to the house. Zak and Henry both have very close friends.
Now, listen. I know Zak and Henry have become real people to us, but I really don't want the posh white Tory to beat the socialist immigrant.
Yinrun cries when she finds out who's up. :( She doesn't want to lose Henry.
Henry's sad, but doesn't want to cause a scene. Trish says he should feel free to make a scene.
"They've already nominated you. What are they going to do? Nominate you again?"
Yes, Trish! That is something they can do!
Olivia improvises a post-announcement song. Her improvised songs are all rubbish and I love them.
Trish is worried that Jordan isn't coping with Henry facing eviction. She thinks Jordan's putting on a front.
But ... Jordan will be fine, won't he?! He's not about attachment. Everyone else brought in one photo of family, and Jordan brought a photo of a nice plaza.
ARGH, ITV, I'm all for slightly longer episodes of this show, but can you please tell your schedulers so my Virgin box records the whole thing please??
Anyway, I planned ahead and recorded the next programme, so on we go.
Jordan and Matty have a lovely chat. I ship this a lot more than Jordan/Henry.
"I've made it this far in the process," says Zak. The process!! He said the thing!
Henry says he's found it better to vocalise his concerns. He advises Jordan do the same thing. Jordan is mortified. He's not holding anything in! Everyone thinks he's putting on a brave face, but he's doing nothing of the sort. He really isn't bothered. He'd prefer Henry not to go, and doesn't like Henry being upset. But he's not emotional.
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