#namora x ramonda

[xgoddessoffandomsx]

Attuma with Ayo, Aneka, Shuri, Namora and Riri

[green-ajah-aes-sedai]

Ramonda x Namora

[risingoftime]

WAIT WAIT WAIT Okay I raise this crackship rarepair as well cause Namora is my new obsessionand imma fool: Namora x Ramonda. Straight up, imagine an au where she has those water powers Mera has in Aquaman, and for some reason idc saves Ramonda's life. Like Namora sees her have a chance to save her own life, but the queen sacrifices herself to save Riri, a young american girl she barely knew, simply because she didn't deserve to die and Namora respects the fuck outta her for it and says screw it my cousin made his point, and boom she simply kneels beside Okoye and pulls the water from her lungs. People still died when Nakia came to get Shuri, and people still died during the attack so the final fight still happens. Imagine Ramonda fight in the armor she wore in that one Marvel's What If episode (which I loved so much, cause it's very reminiscent of Ramonda being in the Dora Milaje before marrying T'chaka), after Riri yeets Namora to the water she comes back to shore and sees the woman she spared fighting her soldiers and just. Pulls an Attuma, right then and there. Like oh, the queen is also a magnificent warrior 😳 she just disarmed my men beautifully. I must test her might myself. And lo and behold, they beat each others asses, and nobody really wins cause Namor and Shuri call the truce. But goddammit, Namore is down bad for a surface warrior queen. And mad about it.

THE ANGST!!! I would love to read a fic about this cause I don’t know if I would be able to do it justice

[livstarlight]

Namor: Leave the princess to me, I'll convince her with any means necessary and an alliance between our two nations will happen in no time

Shuri: *smiles* *keEp Me iNstEad* *i'D LovE tO SeE yOur NaTioN* *listens* *looks around Talokan in awe*

A few hours later

Attuma: So, how is the plan going?

Namor: The wedding will be great

Namora: ....

Namora: ... THAT'S NOT THE KIND OF ALLIANCE WE TALKED ABOUT

[beauspot]

ok i’ve had time to sit with this viewing of wakanda forever and im only going to try to add things i haven’t spoken about before UNLESS my opinion on something has changed. i do have namuri and okoyuma brainrot so excuse any shipper nonsense you don’t care about 🥴

L O N G P O S T 👇🏾

Small Details I Noticed:

as t’challa was being carried to the city of the dead after the funeral two wakandan ships cross in the sky like they’re doing the wakandan salute

when ramonda meets with the united nations she wears purple and gold symbolizing how she’s “taking care of business” like killmonger

the color red is associated with tradition in wakanda and everything new is associated with the color the blue and blue typically is associated with what element? water

aneka and ayo are so cute 😙

the shift from background music to it being diegetic sirens was masterful

i couldn’t figure out why namor said shuri was the first surface dweller in talokan but he had a suit. then i realized duh it was from the start of the movie 🥴

Why does no one go for the Talokanil masks

t’challa falls in love with a river tribe girl, ramonda finds comfort by sources of water I don’t find it coincidental at ALL her whole family has ties to water.

every time he issues a threat Namor is looking at Ramonda but when he sets the shell down to ask them to call? he looks at shuri.

shuri wears white while she’s working in her lab because she’s still in a mourning period.

shuri’s tribe wears red namor is represented(partially) by blue and what color does shuri wear when she’s taken to his domain? purple.

I JUST REALIZED T’CHALLA JR IS THE KID THAT WALKED UP TO RAMONDA

NAMOR IS NOT THE VILLAIN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE TOLD SHURI THE SURFACE WOULD ATTACK THEY CUT TO A SCENE OF THEM PLANNING TO ATTACK WAKANDA

attuma is down horrendous he ain’t even join the fight in wakanda he just went looking for okoye. STAND UP.

namor and shuri pausing to stare at each other before she shoots cause they really don’t want to fight 😐

people keep saying ross’ scenes weren’t necessary and yet fully missed that namor was proved right by his scenes

N’Jadaka TOLD YALL ramonda gave her life to save riri. (doesn’t justify namor’s actions but don’t take away her agency)

shuri’s panther ears on her helmet point down like she’s ready to pounce whereas t’challa’s pointed up showing he was docile

shuri’s actions fully show us namor’s origin and how he ends up as adamant and stubborn as he is. their hatred turned them into warmongers shuri is just able to stop herself before she does something truly irreversible.

namor is such a loser he really thought shuri was finna call him on his shellphone.

in the midst of everything she remembers holding hands with namor as they watched the sunrise…hm.

Random Thoughts I Had During the Movie:

That chairman who introduced Ramonda was fine as hell

That french lady shook her head like her men ain’t break into that lab that’s wild.

Attuma’s first entrance (on the ship) had me grinning from ear to ear like “HEY BIG DADDY!”

Namor can really be brutal as fuck. The way those agents were screaming as their helicopter was spun into the ocean was scary as hell! (i’m still on his side tho ✋🏾🫱🏾liik’ik talokan)

hi anderson cooper!

i wonder why ramonda cut her hair

when shuri told her mother K’uk’ulkan was covered in vibranium he looked at her like “oh so you looked me over?” 😁

the jibari are hilarious

mbakus very silly but he has a big heart and is clearly very wise

nah okoye is right the midnight angel suit is u g l y

i cannot fully express how annoying i find de fontaine

riri my darling baby girl i love you

okoye don’t look ashy and i’m tired of them coming at my good sis

okoye is so funny 😭

the car chase scenes are always the best in these movies

i need the wakanda forever script

attuma GROWLED at okoye just kiss already

i like that attuma got his own whale and everybody else gotta share

ross is such a smol little guy who’s scared of him 🥴

angela was acting her ass off we know this but you know who else? danai. yup. i should watch the walking dead

everybody in this movie fine as hell

nakia should be in more avengers movies

nakia grew them dreads fast

their shaman was fine too everybody is HOT

why is de fontaines hair purple she looks twelve

if namor got in my face like that i’d kiss him idk

shuri fully forgot she was wearing that man’s bracelet until it was pointed out to her

mbaku’s face when he saw that whale underwater took me out.

see namor dodging shuri’s fire makes no sense he literally stands still when he’s being fired at initially and then hits the ship fire out of the air with his spear.

riri don’t listen cause ramonda definitely told her ass to run

i just-don’t get namor sometimes because he fully could have killed the scientist and shuri and he clearly doesn’t care about eternal war he just DOESN’T DO IT.

Nakia’s funeral outfit is beautiful

i will fully admit that the beauty of tenoch blinded me to namor’s brutality. that man is vicious.

aneka is so funny

iron heart has such a cute anime suit i kinda love it and hate it

we’ll probably see a different one since she can’t take it home though.

there’s something so silly about the way shuri and mbaku start to arm wrestle

the way he said “princess” and stared at her on the ship…he wanted to fuck so bad omg.

the lighting when shuri gets stabbed is insane, it becomes less saturated and green and i really like it 😗

namor’s little butt jiggle as he fell?? lol

the dissenting wakandans and talokanil are going to be a problem moving forward. they’ve each lost people and they’re not gonna let that slide.

WHY SOMEBODY BOO WHEN ANEKA KISSED AYOS HEAD. FUCK OFF HOMOPHOBE

Final Thoughts:

I really love this movie obviously but i think Tenoch being hot kinda blinded me to how cruel Namor can really be. Cause the whole time i’m thinking, he’s hot and he’s right i’m on his side. In general he doesn’t use excessive force and he gives people ample opportunities to stop fucking with him before he really goes off tho.

I still stick with my assessment that Namor isn’t a villain and you’ve missed the point if you think he is, that his actions weren’t justified but i understand he needs to protect his people so it’s not without reason.

I don’t understand why people think shuri shouldn’t have been the black panther okoye is in the dora, nakia is a spy who else was gonna be the panther?

i don’t know exactly why but this movie excites me and i am growing to love it more than any other marvel movie. this is most likely the last time ill see it in theatres since i don’t want to make myself bored with it but i’m really thankful to ryan and co for putting this out they did chad justice

[namor-shuri]

ɴᴀᴍᴏʀ x sʜᴜʀɪ 🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 ᴀᴛᴛᴜᴍᴀ x ᴏᴋᴏʏᴇ

ғᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀɪᴛɪᴇs [ᴡ/ ᴍʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴄᴀɴᴏɴs]

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✓ “ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴍᴇ”

✓ ʜᴇ ғᴇʟʟ ʜᴀʀᴅ ғɪʀsᴛ, sʜᴇ ғᴇʟʟ sᴏᴏɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ

✓ “ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ɪɴғɪɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ɪɴғɪɴɪᴛʏ”

✓ sᴜʙᴛʟᴇ ᴘᴅᴀ, ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇʀɴᴇss, sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀʀ ᴋɪssᴇs, sᴄᴀʟᴘ ᴍᴀssᴀɢᴇs, ᴡɪɴᴋs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀғᴀʀ, ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ/ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ᴀᴛ ɪɴᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs

✓ ʙᴀᴅ ʙɪᴛᴄʜ ᴡʜᴏ’s ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ [ғᴜᴄᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀs]

✓ “ɪᴛ’s ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ.”

✓ *ʟᴏsɪɴɢ sɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ɴᴀᴍᴏʀᴀ’s ʟᴀsᴛ ɴᴇʀᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss*

✓ ᴡᴏʀsʜɪᴘs ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴏ̨ᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴡᴀʟᴋs ᴏɴ

✓ “ʏᴇᴀʜ….ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴄʜᴀᴀᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀsᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴏʀ.”

✓ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs -> ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ -> ʟᴏᴠᴇʀs

✓ “ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴍ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ?” “ɪᴛ’s…ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ sᴛᴏʀʏ.”

✓ ᴋɪᴅs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟ sᴋɪʟʟs ɢᴏᴛ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴʟʏ. “sᴏ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ғʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ᴀʟʟᴇʀɢɪᴄ ᴛᴏ ᴡ���ᴛᴇʀ? sᴛᴏᴘ ʟᴀᴜɢʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴀᴅ, ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ғᴜɴɴʏ!”

✓ “ɢʀɪᴏᴛ, ᴛʀᴀɴsʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ғᴏᴏʟ ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴀɪᴅ.”

✓ ʜᴇᴀᴅɢᴀᴍᴇ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛ ғᴏʀᴍ [ʜɪs ɢᴏᴅᴅᴇss ᴄᴜᴍs ғɪʀsᴛ]

✓ “ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ғʀᴇᴇᴢᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀ.” “ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғʀᴇᴇᴢᴇ!” *ғʀᴇᴇᴢᴇs*

✓ ғɪʟᴛʜʏ, ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ, ᴍᴀʀᴋɪɴɢ, ʟᴏɴɢ sᴇssɪᴏɴs, ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʙɪᴛᴇs, ʀᴏᴜɢʜ, sᴏғᴛ, ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴏʀɢᴀsᴍs, ᴇʏᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ, ᴄʜᴏᴋɪɴɢ, ʙɪɢ, ʙʀᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ, ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ, ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɢɪʀʟ, sᴡɪᴛᴄʜ, ʀᴀᴡ,ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ

✓ ᴡᴀᴋᴀɴᴅᴀɴ x ᴛᴀʟᴏᴋᴀɴɪʟ ᴄᴏᴏᴋᴏᴜᴛs [ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴏᴅ ɪs ʙᴏᴍʙ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ]

✓ ᴍᴀʟᴇᴡɪғᴇ x ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ. ɢᴀᴛᴇᴋᴇᴇᴘ. ɢᴀsʟɪɢʜᴛ. ɢɪʀʟʙᴏss.

✓ ”ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴡɪᴍ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ɢʀᴀʙ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴏᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ᴄʀᴀᴠɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ? ʙᴀʙᴇ, ɪᴛ’s ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴏ̨ᴜɪᴄᴋ!”

✓ ɢɪʀʟ ᴅᴀᴅ [ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀ sᴏɴ ᴛᴏᴏ]

✓ ɴᴀᴍᴏʀᴀ, ᴍ’ʙᴀᴋᴜ, ʀɪʀɪ, sᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ɢᴏᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs [ɴᴀᴍᴏʀᴀ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴛʀᴜsᴛᴇᴅ/ ʀᴇʟɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏɴᴇ]

✓ “sᴏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅᴏ ᴡᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴀ?” “ʏᴇᴀʜ….ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴀ ᴏ̨ᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ.”

✓ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴs/ ꜱᴘᴀʀʀɪɴɢ sᴇssɪᴏɴs ғᴏʀ ғᴜɴ

✓ “…ᴡᴏᴡ…ʏᴏᴜ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ sʜᴀʀᴋ…ᴀs ᴀ ɢɪғᴛ…ɴᴏ ɪᴛ’s ʙᴇᴀᴜ…ʏᴏᴜ…ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ….”

✓ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇs ᴀᴛ ғɪʀsᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴇᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴɢ ᴏғ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ

✓ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ʙɪɢ sᴏғᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ

✓ “ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇ ᴏ̨ᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀʀᴇ ғɪsʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs, ᴘᴇᴛs…ᴏʀ ғᴏᴏᴅ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ? ɪ’ᴍ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏᴜs, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏ̨ᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ!”

✓ “ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀ ʙɪɢ ʙᴏʏ, ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀ ʙɪɢ ʙᴏʏʏʏʏʏ”

✓ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴀɴɴᴏʏᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟᴏɴɪᴢᴇʀs [ʙᴜᴄᴋʏ ʙᴀʀɴᴇs + ʀᴏss ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ]

✓ *sᴇᴇs ʀᴇᴅ ɪғ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ʜᴜʀᴛs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀʟғ/ ᴋɪᴅs*

✓ *ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ “ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ” ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ’s ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ [ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴜss/ ᴛʀᴏʟʟ ᴛᴏᴏ]

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[natashowlet]

Wakanda forever headers.

[pinkwright]

i have yet to see someone mention bpwf's commentary on poc solidarity or r the girls not ready for that conversation yet

[chimerathewriter]

So let me explain what is haeppening in the Namor x reader writerher on tumblr ( I can't beleive I'm writing this)

In my previous post I said a bunch of things about some aspects of Namor x reader writers and fanfictions, the one that is under the spotlight at the moment is a writer that posted a description that is quite problematic

They (I don't know their pronouns) wrote a description about an incoming (no more) fanfiction Namor x lolita!reader or a coquette aesthetic reader. For the people who don't know Lolita is the title of Vladmir Nabokov book about a grown man having an inapropriate reletionship with a minor a preteen girl.

So this is very problematic obviously many people were not happy so they expressed it on the comments. But other people took it to far with death threats the writer deleted every post about it.

They explained that the reader would have been an adult they deleted everything about the post and they are still explaining what they really meant. I'm not going to put my opinion I don't know if the apology is sincere but nobody deserves death threats.

But this was not not the only problem because there are many uhm problematic things that people noticed in other fanfictions:

Infatalizing the reader

Weird age gaps

Namor meets reader for the first time when she was a child

Weird amount of non/dub con, r*pe fanfiction,

People ignoring Mayan to write in Spanish

Don't be mad but this Namor would not like or have a white love interest, but that doesn't mean that white writers can't write him but describing reader with elemetns that only white people have is not good. If somebody comes here and say what about black/asian/latino/aboriginal!reader I will block without explaining.

Arrenged marriage trope but is not really arranged is forced people should learn the difference

Namor beign misogynistic

White wirters ignoring advice or concern of people of colour

the list goes on and this happens with other men of colour in the MCU because I will never forget Killmonger and M'baku, how some of you describe them or obseesd in wrting only smuts with them is ano no for me

Like now that Fantastic 4 are coming to the MCU the portayal of Namor is very important, canon, fanon and in fanfictions. In the comics Namor he's obsessed with Sue Storm and she uses him to make Richard jealous. So if the MCU portays him as a man who forces himself and being used by a white woman it will not look good especially for latino men

People have to remeber Namor is a man of colour and all this things I listed can reinforce many stereotypes that can harm the latino and native community. But this is with all monorities

So please write with caution and be educated

[lpa6zn]

This was AMAZING!!

I cried a lot for Chadwick Boseman, I guess those wounds never heal...

but Iron Heart has already appeared!!! It hurts me to see new characters appear that will take the place of the 6 original heroes, to know that from here everything will change, but, everything good has to have an end, don't you think? And... PHASE 4 WILL BE INSANE, the truth is that I have great faith in the new generation, I think it has the potential to be something really amazing

[xgoddessoffandomsx]

Ramonda: My hands are cold.

Namora: Here, let me hold them.

Ramonda: My lips are cold too.

Namora: *covers Ramonda's mouth with their hand*

[green-ajah-aes-sedai]

Ramonda x Namora

Pirate x Mermaid AU

[risingoftime]

Okay but imagine they left scars on each other, but Ramonda managed to get a good strike in on Namora in the battle, and cut her face across her left eye, and took her eye. Now Idk if you watch got or hotd, if not look up a picture of Aemond Targaryen and his sapphire eye. Now everything they see each other after she has an eye patch, and when M'Baku asks why she hides the scar says she doesn't want to scare the children with her eye. Ramonda overhears this, and when M'Baku leaves she apologies to Namora, who then says don't apologize. You are a wonderful warrior, I am glad to bear the mark of fighting a worthy opponent. Eventually when they get together, imagine Ramonda reaching for the patch and stopping for permission, Namora let's her, and when Ramonda sees the sapphire in it's place she gasps, and kisses along the scar. And Namora melts and returns the favor, kissing any scar on her shoulders or back that she left 😍

[livstarlight]

Guys look at me, I don’t care what y'all are doing I wanna see Wakanda Forever TRENDING, we finally have it and we are not gonna shut up about it, I'm gonna need you to step the fuck up and be insufferable because that's what this movie deserves

[wakandaiscoming]

Wakanda Forever, second viewing

Here are some things I'd like to discuss

-- The parallel between Ramonda's speech at the UN when she says "now is our time to strike" putting words in the mouth of the US and France, compared to when Shuri says "now is our time to strike" about Talokan.

-- Okoye's "we are home" to Ramonda just like she said to T'Challa in the first film. I said out loud, "This never gets old." People looked at me funny.

-- How Ramonda is trying to get Shuri to go back to research on the Heart-Shaped Herb. I think she is trying to get Shuri ready to be the Black Panther, and trying to get her to do the emotional work necessary, but it's so sad that it's only her death that makes Shuri go back to it.

-- Okoye calling MIT the equivalent of a "Wakandan village school." I'm never going to get to go to Wakanda, guys, I got rejected from all but my state school. Ack.

-- Both Ramonda and Shuri seem to see Nakia as almost kin to them. They both go to her when they feel totally alone (Ramonda after Shuri is kidnapped and Shuri at the end).

-- Namor's description of his childhood is kind of scary. People thought he was a god since he was a child? No one seems to be providing any sort of parental guidance after his mother passes. I think he's gonna need all the therapy.

-- I notice all of the Talokanil drink their blue herb (it's like the Heart-Shaped Herb but all I don't know the name, just that it's blue not purple), and then seem to pass out or pass away. I wonder if they go to their version of the ancestral plane? We don't see it but it seems to be put there for a reason. Wakanda is powerful but it's not like all its citizens take the Heart-Shaped Herb. Only the Panther. They really can't survive a war with Talokan, unless Shuri starts growing a LOT more of those Herbs.

-- Disturbing to see how planned the attack on Ramonda is. The Talokanil draw defenses (Ayo) away from the Throne Room specifically so Namor can kill her, and she seems to know it because she tries to make Riri leave. (Angela Bassett's face when Dominique Thorne askes if she can call her mom!) And then Namor waits there, while Ramonda drowns, to tell Shuri she is Queen now.

-- Is Killmonger's sweater the same one he wears in BP1 just in white not black? I love the detail on these things. He doesn't seem to understand why Ramonda died for a girl from the "Lost Tribe" when T'Chaka killed his own brother. And I'm like, "Cuz Ramonda was fucking great, that's why."

-- I do wish Angela Bassett got some fight scenes. I'm an iffy on her white wig and usually I love the hair in BP movies compared to the terrible, terrible wigs in most MCU projects.

-- I want to talk more about Ayo being the General of the dora milaje now!! When Okoye is there, she wears the gold adornments, and after, it is Ayo who has gold. so clearly she got promoted in Okoye's absence. But how does she feel about that? Aneka seems to have left the dora also. What is that relationship like? Guys, I need more. I feel like there was more Aneka that was cut, because all we see of her leaving the dora is her giving those daggers back to Shuri?

-- I wrote a whole post about the parallels to the Challenge Day from BP1 and this film and didn't notice Shuri quotes M'Baku's line from BP1, "Your technological advancements have been overseen by a child" back to him and that's what prompts the line about her not being a child anymore. Sob.

-- I would be interested in a post about Shuri's hair journey. There's definitely an evolution from the first scene to the last.

-- Namora is such a badass. She takes a blast right in the chest from Riri and is not deterred in the slightest. I think she's neat.

-- Ryan Coogler said W'Kabi is in exile, but where do we think he went exactly? Ramonda suggests somewhere Okoye can visit. I wonder if they are trying to make it work still. She is very loyal, I guess. Usually putting a spear to your husband's throat ends a marriage.

-- Griot addresses Shuri as "princess" but in the scene where she says goodbye to Riri he calls her "Panther". She levelled up.

[namor-shuri]